Understanding YHWH : The Name of God in Biblical, Rabbinic, and Medieval Jewish Thought / / by Hillel Ben-Sasson

• Autore: Ben-Sasson Hillel
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2019.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (307 pages)
• Disciplina: 231; 900
• Soggetto topico: Judaism - Doctrines; Language and languages - Philosophy; History; Jewish Theology; Philosophy of Language
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Compassionate Presence: Hwh And The Measure Of Mercy -- Chapter 3: Omnipresence: Invoking The Divine Name Yhwh In Rabbinic Blessing -- Chapter 4: Personal And Non-Personal Divine Presence: The Name Yhwh In The Thought Of R. Abraham Ibn Ezra And R. Judah Halevi -- Chapter 5: "Silence Is Praise To Thee”: The Name Yhwh In The Negative Theology Of Medieval Judaism -- Chapter 6: A Dynamic Linguistic Picture - The Name Yhwh In Sefer Ha-Bahir And In Early Provencal And Geronese Kabbalah. .
• Sommario/riassunto: This book unlocks the Jewish theology of YHWH in three central stages of Jewish thought: the Hebrew bible, rabbinic literature, and medieval philosophy and mysticism. Providing a single conceptual key adapted from the philosophical debate on proper names, the book paints a dynamic picture of YHWH’s meanings over a spectrum of periods and genres, portraying an evolving interaction between two theological motivations: the wish to speak about God and the wish to speak to Him. Through this investigation, the book shows how Jews interpreted God's name in attempt to map the human-God relation, and to determine the measure of possibility for believers to realize a divine presence in their midst, through language.
• Titolo autorizzato: Understanding YHWH
• ISBN: 3-030-32312-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910364947303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Jewish Thought and Philosophy