Revelation and the God of Israel
Revelation and the God of Israel
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.
- Deals with a central and critical question of modern spiritual and religious belief
- Author has a unique breadth and depth of knowledge of intellectual history, Judaism and philosophy
- Offers a unique approach to theological questions and fresh solutions to them
Reviews & endorsements
"[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
Product details
November 2008Paperback
9780521089494
272 pages
229 × 152 × 16 mm
0.4kg
Available
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.
