LEADER 02346nam 2200577Ia 450 001 9910777024103321 005 20230922203658.0 010 $a0-19-774111-8 010 $a1-280-53046-4 010 $a0-19-534408-1 010 $a1-4294-0363-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000414681 035 $a(EBL)272665 035 $a(OCoLC)476011953 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000242722 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11215882 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242722 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10311090 035 $a(PQKB)10355983 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL272665 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10278157 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL53046 035 $a(OCoLC)935260826 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC272665 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000414681 100 $a20000306d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSearching for a distant God $ethe legacy of Maimonides /$fKenneth Seeskin 210 1$aNew York ;$aOxford :$cOxford University Press,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 252 pages) 311 0 $a0-19-512846-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-241) and index. 327 $aContents; Abbreviations; One. The Urge to Philosophize; Two. The Challenge of Monotheism; Three. Speaking of and to God; Four. The Problem of Creation; Five. Imitatio Dei; Six. Monotheism and Freedom; Seven. Popular Religion and a Personal God; Appendix: Esotericism and the Limits of Knowledge: A Critique of Strauss; Notes; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Principal Sources 330 $aMonotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is far from clear what monotheism is. This work examines the notion that monotheism is not so much a claim about the number of God as a claim about the nature of God. 606 $aGod (Judaism)$xHistory of doctrines 606 $aJewish philosophy 615 0$aGod (Judaism)$xHistory of doctrines. 615 0$aJewish philosophy. 676 $a296.3/11/092 700 $aSeeskin$b Kenneth$f1947-$01475222 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777024103321 996 $aSearching for a distant God$93804724 997 $aUNINA