Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture

Philosophy of Biblical Law

AvEliezer Schweid

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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The fundamental book of Eliezer Schweid is a modern interpretation of "The Bible" as narrative and law that can reopen the dialogue of contemporary Jews with "The Bible," from which a dynamic Jewish culture can continue to draw its inspiration. The approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of Hermann Cohen, the dialogical philosophy of Buber, the religious phenomenology of Heschel, and the insights of contemporary Biblical scholars, including literary analysts of "The Bible." Schweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions. The world is God's creation whose resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and needs - fulfilment of all people and all creatures equally - a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present time.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-01-15
Mått:155 x 234 x 19 mm
Vikt:489 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History
Antal sidor:216
Upplaga:9002
Förlag:Academic Studies Press
ISBN:9781934843017
Översättare:Leonard Levin

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Judendom inom Filosofi och religion

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Eliezer Schweid (1929-2022) was Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University. He published over forty books in general and specific areas of Jewish thought of all periods, and commented frequently on the relevance of the legacy of Jewish thought to contemporary issues of Jewish and universal human concern. He was the recipient of the distinguished Israel Prize and two honorary doctorates. Leonard Levin teaches Jewish philosophy at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers, NY.

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Preface. A Fresh Reading -- Freeing Ourselves of Old Stereotypes. The Complementarity of Law and Narrative. 1. The Law of the Kingdom of God. Exodus from Slavery to Freedom as a Legislative-Politcal Act: The Process of Formation and Establishment of the Kingdom of God in His People. Institutionalizing the Ideal of "Kingdom of God" in His People. The Return to Slavery and the Dilemma of the Difference between the Law of Slavery and the Law of Freedom. The Ideational Background for Realizing the Transition: What is the Difference between the Law of Slavery and the Law of Freedom? The Gradual Descent of the Kingdom of God from the Mythic to the Historical Plane: From Prophecy to Wisdom. The Idea of the Covenant and the Basic Values of the Law of Freedom and Justice. Judicial Justice as Covenantal Principle - Its General Application and the Concept of Truth. Social Justice as Fulfillment of the Vison of Creation. The Problem of Poverty and the Ethic of Neighborly Love. Statutory Law that Regenerates the Egalitarian Basis of Social Justice. The Structure of the Kingdom of Priests: The Problem of Authority and Cooperative Functioning of All the Powers of Government. Between Israel and the Nations. 2. Deuteronomy (the "Second Torah") - The Beginning of Renewal of the Written Torah as Oral Torah. The Difference between Moses' and Joshua's Leadership and the Perpetuity of Moses' Leadership in the People. Deuteronomy's Uniqueness as Embodiment of Moses' Leadership of the People. The Difference between Moses and Joshua. The Problem of Succession Continued. Deuteronomy as Oral Law. Legislative Innovations in Deuteronomy. The Transition in Deuteronomy from the Plane of myth to History. When and by Whom Was Deuteronomy Written? The Transition from the "Scribes" to the "Men of the Great Synagogue". 3. The Partnership of Man and Woman in the Law of Moses and the Prophets. Equality and Inequality of Persons in the Reciprocal Relation of Individuals and the Community. The Reciprocal Relation of Individual and Community. The Hierarchical Relation of Man and Woman. Man's Acquistion-Ownership of Woman. "Acquisition of Relationship" versus Acquisition of Property. How is the Husband's "Acquisition" of His Wife Expressed? Woman's Autonomy in the Light of the Torah's Legislation. The Difference Between the Wife's Status vis-a-vis Her Husband and Her Status as Mother vis-a-vis Her Children. The Myth of Mankind's Creation as a Couple in God's Image: Destiny, Sin and Redemption. 4. Universalism and Particularism - Openness to Foreign Cultures and Isolation from their Influence. Index.