Reasons for the Commandments in Jewish Thought

From the Bible to the Renaissance

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

Av Isaac Heinemann

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This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments. Heinemann provides his own systematic insights about the intellectual, emotional, pedagogical, and pragmatic reasoning advanced by the major Jewish thinkers. This book, translated here for the first time, covers Jewish thinkers from the Bible, rabbis and Hellenistic philosophers through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, including Saadiah, Halevi, Maimonides, Albo, and many others. Heinemann addresses such questions as: What were the Biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern rationales offered for the commandments in the course of Jewish thought?

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2008-05-15
Mått155 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt354 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieReference Library of Jewish Intellectual History
Antal sidor240
FörlagAcademic Studies Press
ISBN9781934843536
ÖversättareLevin, Leonard

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Isaac Heinemann (1876-1957) was one of the leading Jewish humanists and scholars of the early 20th century. His career spanned the golden age of Jewish scholarship in central Europe and the rise of Jewish studies in modern Israel. He was a leading authority in Hellenistic and rabbinic studies, writing major studies of Philo of Alexandria and the rabbinic lore (Agada). Leonard Levin teaches Jewish philosophy at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in New York.

The Reason for the Mitzvot. Author's Preface to First Edition (1942). Translator's Preface. 1. The Nature of Question. 2. The Biblical View. 3. The Views of the Rabbis. 4. The Views of the Hellenistic Jews. 5. Views of the Medieval Philosophers. 6. Saadia Gaon. 7. Bahya ben Joseph Ibn Pakudah. 8. Rabbi Judah Halevi. 9. Abraham Ibn Ezra. 10. Abraham Ibn Daud. 11. Maimonides. 12. Gersonides. 13. Hasdai Crescas. 14. Joseph Albo. 15. Don Isaac Abravanel. 16. Summary of the Medieval Thinkers. 17. Principal Conclusions. Abbreviations. Notes. Glossary. Index.