{"product_id":"a-theology-of-holiness-alec-goldstein-9781947857100","title":"A Theology of Holiness: Historical, Exegetical, and Philosophical Perspectives","description":"Is \"holiness\" a synonym for Godliness, one of God's attributes, or does it have independent existence? What does it mean to say that both God and man are holy? What is the proper understanding of \"Be holy, because I the Lord your God am holy\"? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Judaism, the word \u003ci\u003ekodesh\u003c\/i\u003e, the Hebrew word for \"holy,\" appears hundreds of times in the Bible (Tanakh) and the Talmud. It appears in ancient Near Eastern contexts, is used throughout the Middle Ages. It has been analyzed by non-Jewish figures like Plato, Immanuel Kant, and Rudolf Otto, as well as Jewish authorities like Rashi, Maimonides (Rambam), Nachmanides (Ramban), Samuel David Luzzatto, Eliezer Berkovits, Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, and Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis work traces how the idea of holiness has been applied throughout the ages, and what spiritual messages can be harvested from the centuries about how to interpret this word. \u003ci\u003eA Theology of Holiness \u003c\/i\u003eutilizes historical, linguistic, literary, anthropological, and philosophical tools in an interdisciplinary analysis. Ultimately, it is a work of theology, and helps the reader achieve a deeper understanding of holiness-arguably the most important religious term of them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alec Goldstein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194785710X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947857100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kodesh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Alec Goldstein","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943995605247,"sku":"9781947857100","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_86e507dd-473f-4d2a-a79b-a11c851f43f2.jpg?v=1681501185","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-theology-of-holiness-alec-goldstein-9781947857100","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}