LEADER 03120nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910954579503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781438401911 010 $a1438401914 035 $a(CKB)2670000000233922 035 $a(EBL)3408284 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000607210 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11411418 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000607210 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10582810 035 $a(PQKB)10685856 035 $a(OCoLC)794701304 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13930 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3408284 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10588834 035 $a(OCoLC)923414246 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408284 035 $a(DE-B1597)735700 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781438401911 035 $a(Perlego)2672041 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000233922 100 $a19940301d1995 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGersonides on providence, covenant, and the chosen people $ea study in medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical commentary /$fby Robert Eisen 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc1995 215 $a1 online resource (273 p.) 225 0 $aSUNY series in Jewish philosophy 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780791423141 311 08$a079142314X 311 08$a9780791423134 311 08$a0791423131 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and index. 327 $a""Front Matter""; ""Half Title Page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Abbreviations""; ""Content""; ""Introduction""; ""The Philosophical Background""; ""The Covenant with Abraham""; ""From the Slavery in Egypt to the Conquest of Canaan""; ""The Covenant at Sinai""; ""The Torah and Esoteric Discourse""; ""From the Conquest of Canaan to the Present Exile""; ""The Messianic Era""; ""The Language of Providence in Gersonides' Biblical Commentaries""; ""Back Matter""; ""Conclusions"" 327 $a""GERSONIDES ON JEWISH CHOSENNESS: ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT""""THE PLACE OF THE BIBLICAL COMMENT ARIES IN GERSONIDES' PHILOSOPHY""; ""Appendix""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index"" 330 $aThis is a careful examination of the doctrine of Jewish chosenness in the light of Gersonides's thought on providential suffering and on inherited providence. Gersonides is one of the most interesting and important philosophers of the later Jewish Middle Ages. 410 0$aSUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy 606 $aJews$xElection, Doctrine of 606 $aJewish philosophy 606 $aPhilosophy, Medieval 615 0$aJews$xElection, Doctrine of. 615 0$aJewish philosophy. 615 0$aPhilosophy, Medieval. 676 $a296.3/11 700 $aEisen$b Robert$f1960-$01801894 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954579503321 996 $aGersonides on providence, covenant, and the chosen people$94347352 997 $aUNINA