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Author : Abraham Melamed
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791487709
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Philosopher-King in Medieval and Renaissance Jewish Political Thought written by Abraham Melamed and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This original treatment of medieval and Renaissance Jewish thinkers expands the scope of Jewish philosophy and adds new depth to our understanding of Jewish culture of the period. While medieval Christian political philosophy was based on Aristotle's Politics, Muslim and Jewish philosophy adhered to the Platonic tradition. In this book, Abraham Melamed explores a major aspect of this tradition—the theory of the philosopher-king—as it manifested itself in medieval Jewish political philosophy, tracing the theory's emergence in Jewish thought as well as its patterns of transmittal, adaptation, and absorption. The Maimonidean encounter with the theory, via al-Farabi, is also examined, as is its influence upon later scholars such as Felaquera, ibn Latif, Narboni, Shemtov ibn Shemtov, Polkar, Alemanno, Abarbanel, and others. Also discussed is the influence of Averroe's commentary on Plato's Republic, and the Machiavellian rejection of the theory of the philosopher-king and its influence upon early modern Jewish scholars, such as Simone Luzzatto and Spinoza, who rejected it in favor of a so-called "Republican" attitude.

Author : Mauro Zonta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9781402037153
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hebrew Scholasticism in the Fifteenth Century written by Mauro Zonta and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-02-22 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thus, in fifteenth century Italy and Spain there came into being what we may call a "Hebrew Scholasticism": Jewish authors composed philosophical treatises in which they discussed the same questions and used the same methods as contemporary Christian Schoolmen. These thinkers were not simply influenced by Scholasticism: they were real Schoolmen who tried to participate (in a different language) in the philosophical debate of contemporary Europe. A history of "Hebrew Scholasticism" in the fifteenth century is yet to be written. Most of the sources themselves remain unpublished, and their contents and relationship to Latin sources have not yet been studied in detail. What is needed is to present, edit, translate and comment on some of the most significant texts of "Hebrew Scholasticism", so that scholars can attain a more precise idea of its extent and character. This book aims to respond to this need.

Author : Steven M. Nadler
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521002936
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Spinoza written by Steven M. Nadler and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-04-23 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete biography of Spinoza based on detailed archival research.

Author : Louis H. Feldman
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004494464
Total Pages : 687 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Studies in Josephus' Rewritten Bible written by Louis H. Feldman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume, consisting of 35 studies of various portions of Josephus' Jewish Antiquities, is an attempt to examine the oldest systematic commentary on the historical books of the Bible that has come down to us. It considers how Josephus resolves apparent contradictions, obscurities, and theological and other questions, as well as the historicity of biblical events, which have puzzled classical commentators on the Bible. It attempts to explain cases, notably Ahab, Hezekiah, Jehoiachin, and Zedekiah, where Josephus seems to change the biblical text radically. Included are Josephus' interpretations of several phrophets, women and non-Jewish leaders. All of these studies have previously appeared in print over a period of almost three decades in 34 different publications. However, they have been edited, corrected, and updated in many ways.

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ISBN 13 : 9781541572416
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Every Generation written by and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Marvin J. Heller
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 900453167X
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Sixteenth Century Hebrew Book written by Marvin J. Heller and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-12-05 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Polina Olsen
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614233470
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stories from Jewish Portland written by Polina Olsen and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-23 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are the stories of Jewish Portland, whose roots stretch back to the Gold Rush, whose heart is 'the old neighborhood' of South Portland and the memories of its residents, whose identity is alive and well in synagogues and community institutions. Portland author Polina Olsen recounts the history of this richly layered community through a collection of letters, interviews, and stories drawn from her series "Looking Back," published in The Jewish Review. In this expanded collection, explore the lives of early settlers brought by opportunity and New York's Industrial Removal Office, walk the streets of the old neighborhood, alive with basketball games and junk peddlers, and learn the proud history of institutions like the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, which continue the cultural traditions of Jewish Portland.

Author : Palestine Department of Customs, Excise and Trade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Palestine Commercial Bulletin written by Palestine Department of Customs, Excise and Trade and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dorice Horenstein
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 164279404X
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Moments of the Heart written by Dorice Horenstein and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are many paths to Jewish ideals, and Moments of the Heart, 2020 Gold winner of the Nonfiction Book Awards and Finalist of the International Book Award, takes readers by the hand in a non-intimidating way to explore Jewish thoughts, choose a kinder life, and be empowered. Our heart has a tremendous influence on how we view life, how we act, and how we build relationships. Just as the heart has four chambers, Moments of the Heart lays out four different types of relationships: with oneself, with others, with the Creator, and once-in-a-life time moments that define people. Each chamber contains several entries introducing topics that stem from Jewish thought and practice that inspire readers to live their best lives, utilizing Hebrew knowledge, wisdom, and word play to dig deep, explore, and bring light to a concept. Native Israeli and educator Dorice Horenstein provides a self-empowering road map that leads readers towards the positive aspects of their lives with a "Lev Moment" opportunity at the end of each entry that sparks questioning, presents tangible tools and activities, and jump starts reflection to aid personal exploration. Approachable and inviting to both secular readers and all walks of faith who wish to cultivate a deeper ethical awareness and spiritual connection, Moments of the Heart serves to encourage everyone to live fully and wholeheartedly?heart, mind, and soul.

Author : Micah Goodman
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0827611986
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maimonides and the Book That Changed Judaism written by Micah Goodman and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A publishing sensation long at the top of the best-seller lists in Israel, the original Hebrew edition of Maimonides and the Book That Changed Judaism has been called the most successful book ever published in Israel on the preeminent medieval Jewish thinker Moses Maimonides. The works of Maimonides, particularly The Guide for the Perplexed, are reckoned among the fundamental texts that influenced all subsequent Jewish philosophy and also proved to be highly influential in Christian and Islamic thought. Spanning subjects ranging from God, prophecy, miracles, revelation, and evil, to politics, messianism, reason in religion, and the therapeutic role of doubt, Maimonides and the Book That Changed Judaism elucidates the complex ideas of The Guide in remarkably clear and engaging prose. Drawing on his own experience as a central figure in the current Israeli renaissance of Jewish culture and spirituality, Micah Goodman brings Maimonides’s masterwork into dialogue with the intellectual and spiritual worlds of twenty-first-century readers. Goodman contends that in Maimonides’s view, the Torah’s purpose is not to bring clarity about God but rather to make us realize that we do not understand God at all; not to resolve inscrutable religious issues but to give us insight into the true nature and purpose of our lives.