Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought
How did medieval Jewish scholars, from Saadia Gaon to Yitzhak Abravanel, imagine a world that has experienced salvation? What is the nature of reality in the days of the Messiah? This work explores reactions to the seductive promises of apocalyptic teachings, tracing their fluctuations between intel...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press,
2017
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah Ser
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| Schlagworte: | Messianic era (Judaism) Redemption Jewish philosophy Philosophy, Medieval RELIGION ; Judaism ; General Messianic era (Judaism) ; History of doctrines Redemption ; Judaism ; History of doctrines |
| Umfang: | Online Ressource (287 pages) |
| Zusammenfassung: | How did medieval Jewish scholars, from Saadia Gaon to Yitzhak Abravanel, imagine a world that has experienced salvation? What is the nature of reality in the days of the Messiah? This work explores reactions to the seductive promises of apocalyptic teachings, tracing their fluctuations between intellect and imagination. The volume extensively surveys the tension between naturalistic and apocalyptic approaches to the history of the messianic idea so fundamental to the history of Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages and reveals the scope and challenges of medieval thought Pages:1 to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 287. |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record |
| Beschreibung: | Online Ressource (287 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781618115706 1618115707 1618115693 9781618115690 |