Revelation and the God of Israel / Edition 1

by Norbert M. Samuelson

Overview

Norbert M. Samuelson asks—what is the most reasonable possible conception of the doctrine of "revelation" found in the sources of the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) in the light of modern challenges from academic studies of evolutionary psychology, analytic philosophy, and biblical history? The proposed answer is drawn from his extensive knowledge of western philosophy— from ancient Greece to contemporary England and America and Jewish intellectual history from Maimonides to Buber and Rosenzweig. The book engages with the history of philosophy, religious thought and Judaism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521812023
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	05/23/2002
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	270
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.75(d)
Lexile:	1390L (what's this?)

About the Author

Norbert M. Samuelson is the Harold and Jean Grossman Chair of Jewish Studies and Full Professor of Jewish Philosophy in the Religious Studies Department at Arizona State University. He is an internationally renowned scholar of Jewish philosophy and the author of six books including Judaism and the Doctrine of Creation (Cambridge, 1994 HB: 0521452147) and most recently A Users' Guide to Franz Rosenzweig's 'Star of Redemption '(1999).

Table of Contents

Introduction; Part I. The God of Revelation: 1. The God of Israel; 2. The God of the philosophers; 3. The God of the theologians; 4. Franz Rosenzweig; Part II. Is the God of Revelation Believable?: 5. The challenges of political ethics; 6. The challenges of modern science; 7. The challenges of modern philosophy; 8. Are the Hebrew scriptures revealed?; Conclusion.

Editorial Reviews

"[E]very serious student of modern Jewish thought will have to take his arguments seriously and wrestle with them in an appropriately sophisticated manner. This rare and valuable effort to do real Jewish philosophy can only be applauded. Highly recommended." Choice

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