Judaism and the doctrine of creation

The topic of this book is 'creation'. It breaks down into discussions of two distinct, but interrelated, questions: what does the universe look like, and what is its origin? The opinions about creation considered by Norbert Samuelson come from the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, Jewis...

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Altri titoli:Judaism & the Doctrine of Creation
Autore principale: Samuelson, Norbert Max 1936- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Libro
Lingua:Inglese
Servizio "Subito": Ordinare ora.
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1994.
In:Anno: 1994
Recensioni:SHORT NOTICES (1997) (Sawyer, Deborah F., 1956 -)
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Ebraismo / Creazione
Altre parole chiave:B Creation History of doctrines
B Rabbinical literature History and criticism
B Jewish Philosophy
B Jewish cosmology
B Rabbinical literature ; History and criticism
B Creation ; History of doctrines
Accesso online: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Edizione parallela:Non elettronico
Print version: 9780521452144
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Riepilogo:The topic of this book is 'creation'. It breaks down into discussions of two distinct, but interrelated, questions: what does the universe look like, and what is its origin? The opinions about creation considered by Norbert Samuelson come from the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, Jewish philosophy and contemporary physics. His perspective is Jewish, liberal and philosophical. It is 'Jewish' because the foundation of the discussion is biblical texts interpreted in the light of traditional rabbinic texts. It is 'philosophical' because the subject matter is important in both past and present philosophical texts, and to Jewish philosophy in particular. Finally, it is 'liberal' because the authorities consulted include heterodox as well as orthodox Jewish sources. The ensuing discussion leads to original conclusions about a diversity of topics, including the limits of human reason and religious faith, and the relevance of scientific models to religious doctrine.
pt. 1. The modern dogma of creation : Creation in Franz Rosenzweig's Star of redemption -- A critique of Rosenzweig's doctrine: is it Jewish and is it believable? pt. 2. A Jewish view of creation : Classical Jewish philosophy -- Classical rabbinic commentaries. pt. 3. The foundations for the Jewish view of creation : The account of creation in Genesis -- The account of the origin in Plato's Timaeus. pt. 4. A believable view of creation : Creation from the perspective of contemporary physics -- Creation from the perspective of contemporary philosophy
Descrizione del documento:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
ISBN:051159819X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511598197