Revelation and the God of Israel / Norbert M. Samuelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Samuelson, Norbert M., 1936- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God (Judaism).

Revelation--Judaism.

Revelation.

Jewish philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 259 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Revelation & the God of Israel

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Revelation and the God of Israel explores the concept of revelation as it emerges from the Hebrew Scriptures and is interpreted in Jewish philosophy and theology. The first part is a study in intellectual history that attempts to answer the question, what is the best possible understanding of revelation. The second part is a study in constructive theology and attempts to answer the question, is it reasonable to affirm belief in revelation. Here Norbert M. Samuelson focuses on the challenges given from a variety of contemporary academic disciplines, including evolutionary psychology, political ethics, analytic philosophy of religion, and source critical studies of the Bible. This important book offers a unique approach to theological questions and fresh solutions to them and will appeal to those interested in the history of philosophy, religious thought, and Judaism.

Contents:

pt. I. The God of Revelation. The God of Israel.

The God of the philosophers.

The God of the theologians.

Franz Rosenzweig.

pt. II. Is the God of Revelation Believable? The challenges of political ethics

issues of racism and the irrational.

The challenges of modern science.

The challenges of modern philosophy

rethinking God.

Are the Hebrew Scriptures revealed?

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-247) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-12539-1

1-280-43644-1

0-511-17655-4

0-511-04227-2

0-511-15744-4

0-511-32966-0

0-511-48826-2

0-511-04523-9

OCLC:

191035527