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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Weitere Verfasser: Shṿarts, Dov 1961-
Format: E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Brighton, MA : Academic Studies Press, 2017
Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel:Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah Ser
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)
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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
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record
Beschreibung:Online Ressource (287 pages)
ISBN:9781618115706
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