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Theological and Philosophical Premises of Judaism
Neusner, Jacob (Research Professor Of Religion And Theology, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, New York, Usa)
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Paperback. Classical Judaism imagined the people Israel's situation in three aspects to be unique among the nations of the earth. This work shows that in its generative theology Rabbinic Judaism in its formative age invoked the perpetual presence of God overseeing all that Israelites said and did. Series: Judaism and Jewish Life. Num Pages: 256 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRJ; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 382.
Classical Judaism imagined the people Israel's situation in three aspects to be unique among the nations of the earth. The nations lived in unclean lands contaminated by corpses and redolent of death. They themselves are destined to die without hope of renewed life after the grave. They were prisoners of secular time, subject to the movement and laws of history in its inexorable logic. Heaven did not pay attention to what they did and did not care about their conduct, so long as they observed the basic decencies mandated by the commandments that applied to the heirs of Noah, seven ... Read more
Classical Judaism imagined the people Israel's situation in three aspects to be unique among the nations of the earth. The nations lived in unclean lands contaminated by corpses and redolent of death. They themselves are destined to die without hope of renewed life after the grave. They were prisoners of secular time, subject to the movement and laws of history in its inexorable logic. Heaven did not pay attention to what they did and did not care about their conduct, so long as they observed the basic decencies mandated by the commandments that applied to the heirs of Noah, seven ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Academic Studies Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Judaism and Jewish Life
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Brighton, United States
ISBN
9781934843543
SKU
V9781934843543
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About Neusner, Jacob (Research Professor Of Religion And Theology, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, New York, Usa)
Jacob Neiisner is a distinguished research professor of religious studies at the University of South Florida, Tampa, and professor of religion at Bard College.
Reviews for Theological and Philosophical Premises of Judaism
"This is a learned and very detailed study…"
Shmuel Ben-Gad, George Washington University, Washington, DC
AJL Newsletter (May/June 2009)
Shmuel Ben-Gad, George Washington University, Washington, DC
AJL Newsletter (May/June 2009)