The Problem of God in Jewish Thought / Jerome Gellman and Joseph (Yossi) Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gellman, Jerome, author.

Turner, Joseph Aaron, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in the problems of God 2754-8724.

Elements in the Problems of God Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God (Judaism)--Attributes.

God (Judaism).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

The Hebrew Bible contains two quite different divine personae. One is quick to anger and to exact punishment while the other is a compassionate God slow to anger and quick to forgive. One God distant, the other close by. This severe contrast posed a theological challenge for Jewish thought for the ages. This Element follows selected views in rabbinic literature, medieval Jewish philosophy, Jewish mystical thought, the Hasidic movement, modern Jewish theology, response to the Holocaust, and Jewish feminist theology. In the history of Jewish thought there was often a tendency to identify closely with the God of compassion.-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The two faces of God: the Hebrew Bible

The rabbinic literature I

The rabbinic literature II

Medieval Jewish philosophy

The mystical Kabbalah

Hasidism

Modern Jewish philosophy

The Holocaust and the God of the Jews

Jewish feminist theology

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 Dec 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781009267090

1009267094

9781009267120

1009267124

9781009267113

1009267116