"The central debate of natural theology among medieval Muslims and Jews concerned whether or not the world was eternal. Opinions divided sharply on this issue because the outcome bore directly on God's relationship with the world: eternity implies a deity bereft of will, while a…
Presents a series of studies that cover a wide range of issues relating to Maimonides political thought, including the basis for political and ethical knowledge; the notion of the good; imitatio dei; apparent to inculcate to Jewish society at large; and his novel approach to the…
This is an excellent book, which deals with fundamental problems in Maimonides moral, political, and legal philosophy. It is well written, based upon the most recent scholarship, and, most importantly, advances our understanding of the greatest of the medieval Jewish philosopher…
"The Theology of the Oral Torah demonstrates the cogency and inner rationality of the classical statement of Judaism in the Oral Torah, bringing a theological assessment to bear on the whole of rabbinic literature. Jacob Neusner shows how the proposition that God is One and all-…
There is a long tradition of discussion in the philosophy of religion about the problems and possibilities involved in talking about God. This book presents accounts of the problem within Jewish and Christian philosophy.
"This book brings together for the first time modern philosophical discussion (in the analytic tradition) of philosophical themes and issues common to the Jewish and Christian traditions. In the medieval period there was fruitful (and sometimes fierce) discussion among Jews, Chr…
There is a long tradition of discussion in the philosophy of religion about the problems and possibilities involved in talking about God. This book presents accounts of the problem within Jewish and Christian philosophy.
Annotation Examines central issues of Judaic thought and belief that have come under contemporary critical challenge. Annotation Sicker attempts to deal with the awesome question, "Where was God at Auschwitz?" and with it some of the related central issues of Judaic thought and…
