{"product_id":"boschwitz-on-wellhausen-paul-michael-kurtz-9781646022946","title":"Boschwitz on Wellhausen: The Life, Work, and Letters of a Jewish Scholar in Nazi Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulius Wellhausen was a monumental figure in the field of biblical studies, but his work has been denounced as antisemitic in recent years. This book offers a nuanced view of Wellhausen's scholarship through a critical edition and translation of one of the last doctoral dissertations by a Jew in Nazi Germany: Friedemann Philipp Boschwitz's \u003ci\u003eJulius Wellhausen: Motives and Measures of His Historiography\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoschwitz presents a deep, holistic analysis of Wellhausen's thought, examining his work on ancient Judaism, early Christianity, and formative Islam within the framework of comparative religion and cultural history. He also situates Wellhausen in the context of German intellectual history, tracing the influence of Johann Gottfried Herder on Wellhausen and Wellhausen on Friedrich Nietzsche. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition, Paul Michael Kurtz provides incisive commentary and archival materials that highlight Boschwitz's scholarly achievements and open new vistas onto Jewish intellectual history. Piecing together fragments from private letters and official documents, Kurtz shows the formidable challenges Boschwitz faced as a Jewish scholar under a discriminatory political and academic regime. The correspondence also reveals Boschwitz's rich social life and connections with major ?migr? thinkers such as Salo Baron, Leo Strauss, and Karl L?with. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eBoschwitz on Wellhausen\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a fascinating wealth of published and unpublished material to tell an original story of great importance to scholars of the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Quran as well as those interested in German Judaism and modern philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Michael Kurtz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646022947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646022946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eisenbrauns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d","brand":"Paul Michael Kurtz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46795481448703,"sku":"9781646022946","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc74e219-68eb-40cf-9a07-719d2aa4c706.jpg?v=1744947738","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/boschwitz-on-wellhausen-paul-michael-kurtz-9781646022946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}