Prophetic Faith

Martin Buber (1878-1965) is known for many influential works in the fields of philosophy of religion and biblical interpretation. His ideas and intellect were globally esteemed, propelled interfaith alliances, and inspired luminaries such as Paul Tillich and Martin Luther King Jr. His books included I and Thou and The Legend of Baal-Shem (Princeton). Jon D. Levenson is the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard Divinity School. He is the author of Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Princeton).

• Introduction to the 2016 Edition ix 1 INTRODUCTION 1 2 THE SONG OF DEBORAH 10 3 ORIGINS 17 A The Shechem Assembly 17 B Mount Sinai 24 C YHVH and Israel 30 4 THE GOD OF THE FATHERS 38 5 HOLY EVENT 53 6 THE GREAT TENSIONS 74 A The Rule of God and the Rule of Man 74 B YHVH and the Baal 87 C The Struggle for the Revelation 99 7 THE TURNING TO THE FUTURE 119 A For the Sake of Righteousness .119 B For the Sake of Lovingkindness .137 C The Theopolitical Hour .156 8 THE GOD OF THE SUFFERERS 192 A Against the Sanctuary .192 B The Question .227 C The Mystery .251 Index of Scripture References 293

"[In] The Prophetic Faith ... Buber does not get lost in the details of compositional, religious, or political history, nor does he hyperfocus on the exegesis of particular verses. Rather, his attention lies on what is most important to him, as it is to many today as well--the personally and socially transformative encounter with the eternal You."--Jon D. Levenson, Harvard Divinity School