Evil and suffering in Jewish philosophy / Oliver Leaman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leaman, Oliver, 1950- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in religious traditions ; 6.

Cambridge studies in religious traditions ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Job--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish.

Bible.

Good and evil--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Good and evil.

Suffering--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Suffering.

Judaism--Doctrines.

Judaism.

Jewish philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 257 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Evil & Suffering in Jewish Philosophy

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The problems of evil and suffering have been extensively discussed in Jewish philosophy, and much of the discussion has centred on the Book of Job. In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions: how can a powerful and caring deity allow terrible things to happen to obviously innocent people, and why have the Jewish people been so harshly treated throughout history, given their status as the chosen people? He explores these issues through an analysis of the views of Philo, Saadya, Maimonides, Gersonides, Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Buber, Rosenzweig, and post-Holocaust thinkers, and suggests that a discussion of evil and suffering is really a discussion about our relationship with God.

Contents:

1. Job

2. Philo

3. Saadya

4. Maimonides

5. Gersonides

6. Spinoza

7. Mendelssohn

8. Cohen

9. Buber

10. The Holocaust

11. Back to the Bible.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-511-00387-0

0-511-88071-5

0-511-58568-3