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Synopsis
The Biblical View of Man argues cogently that the Bible is more about human beings than about God, and insists that in the biblical view, what human beings need is not so much wisdom or grace but rather their own free will to fulfill the obligations that a loving God has bestowed upon them in order to allow them to prove and improve themselves. The Biblical View of Man was originally published in German by Ernst Reinhardt Verlag in 1965, and appears now in English for the first time.
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About the Author
Leo Adler was the rabbi of the Jewish community in Basel, Switzerland before his death. He authored several books in German on Jewish tradition and religious thought. Daniel R. Schwartz is a professor in the department of Jewish history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Shimon Gesundheit is a lecturer in the department of Bible at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Review
In The Biblical View of Man, the late Rabbi Dr. Leo Adler produced a rare and moving account of how the Hebrew Bible views the human condition under the sovereignty of God. Erudite, profound and inspiring, it is marvelous that this work is now available to an English readership through the superb translation of Professor Daniel Schwartz. Adler reminds us compellingly that the Bible is not man's book of God but God's book of mankind. This is a work that deserves to be widely read by Jew and non-Jew alike. --Sir Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the British Commonwealth
What can this work, written in German in 1965, offer today's reader, or today's educator? As previously stated, the author possesses the ability to craft a philosophy of Judaism, which is at once thoughtful and intellectually stimulating, while at the same time religiously sincere and spiritually uplifting. In addition, its message is one whose articulation, sadly, often gets lost in the current dialogue about what it means to be a truly religious Jew - that the major objective is personal character and behavior, and the rest is commentary. --Mali Brofsky, Lookstein Digest
In this recently translated work, Leo Adler argues cogently that the Bible is a book about human beings rather than a book about God. He maintains that it is both realistic enough to know that people can sin knowingly, but also optimistic enough to teach that God has given them both the choice and the ability to do right. --Jewish Book World
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- PublisherUrim Publications
- Publication date2007
- ISBN 10 9657108969
- ISBN 13 9789657108963
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages114
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