The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical Narrative by Schweid, Eliezer

The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical Narrative (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781934843000)

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The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical Narrative by Schweid, Eliezer

The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical Narrative

$70.00
The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical Narrative by Schweid, Eliezer

The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical Narrative

$70.00
Format: Hardcover
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The fundamental book of Eliezer Schweid is a modern interpretation of the Bible as narrative and law which can reopen the dialogue of contemporary Jews with the Bible, from which a dynamic Jewish culture can continue to draw its inspiration. The approach draws at the same time from the philosophical modernism of Hermann Cohen, the dialogical philosophy of Buber, the religious phenomenology of Heschel, and the insights of contemporary Biblical scholars, including literary analysts of the Bible. Schweid helps us to appreciate the broader message of the narrative of creation and settlement of the land in its ecumenical and planetary dimensions. The world is God's creation, and its resources are to be deployed as necessary for the sustenance and need-fulfillment of all peoples and all creatures equally-a message very much relevant to the ecological crisis facing us all at the present time.

Author: Eliezer Schweid
ISBN-10: 1934843008
ISBN-13: 9781934843000
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2009
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
By Eliezer Schweid
By Eliezer Schweid
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Eliezer Schweid (1929-2022) was Professor Emeritus of Jewish Thought at the Hebrew University. He published over forty books in general and specific areas of Jewish thought of all periods, and commented frequently on the relevance of the legacy of Jewish thought to contemporary issues of Jewish and universal human concern. He was the recipient of the distinguished Israel Prize and two honorary doctorates. Leonard Levin teaches Jewish philosophy at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers, NY.

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