The Hebrew Bible and philosophy of religion / by Jaco Gericke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gericke, Jaco.

Series:

Resources for biblical study ; no. 70.

Resources for biblical study ; no. 70

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Philosophy and religion.

God (Judaism).

Jewish ethics--Philosophy.

Jewish ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (513 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta : Society of Biblical Literature, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This study pioneers the use of philosophy of religion in the study of the Hebrew Bible. After identifying the need for a legitimate philosophical approach to Israelite religion, the volume traces the history of interdisciplinary relations and shows how descriptive varieties of philosophy of religion can aid the clarification of the Hebrew Bible s own metaphysical, epistemological, and moral assumptions. Two new interpretative methodologies are developed and subsequently applied through an introduction to what the biblical texts took for granted about the nature of religious language, the concept of deity, the properties of Yhwh, the existence of gods, religious epistemology, and the relation between religion and morality."

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Part 1

1. A Philosophical Approach to Ancient Israelite Religion

2. Philosophical Approaches to the Study of Religion

3. Philosophy of Religion and Hebrew Bible Interpretation: A Brief History of Interdisciplinary Relations

4. The Hebrew Bible in Philosophy of Religion

5. Descriptive Currents in Philosophy of Religion for Hebrew Bible Studies

6. Possible Analogies for a Philosophy of Ancient Israelite Religion

7. Philosophical Criticism as Biblical Criticism

8. Toward a Descriptive Philosophy of Ancient Israelite Religion

Part 2

9. The Nature of Religious Language in the Hebrew Bible

10. The Concept of Generic Godhood in the Hebrew Bible

11. Yhwh-A Philosophical Perspective

12. Natural A/theologies in Ancient Israel

13. Epistemologies in Ancient Israelite Religion

14. Religion and Morality in Ancient Israel

15. Summary and Conclusion

Bibliography

Index of Biblical References

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Subjects.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-299-31698-0

1-58983-708-8

OCLC:

922968121