The Reasons for the Commandments in Jewish Thought: From the Bible to the Renaissance

Heinemann, Isaac/ Levin, Leonard (Translator)

ISBN 10: 1934843539 / ISBN 13: 9781934843536

Published by Gazelle Distribution Trade, 2009

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248 pages. 9.00x6.10x0.70 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Reasons for the Commandments in Jewish Thought: From the Bible to the Renaissance
• Publisher: Gazelle Distribution Trade
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934843539
• ISBN 13: 9781934843536
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.37 kilograms

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Synopsis

This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments. Heinemann provides his own systematic insights about the intellectual, emotional, pedagogical, and pragmatic reasoning advanced by the major Jewish thinkers. This volume covers Jewish thinkers from the Bible, rabbis and Hellenistic philosophers through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, including Saadiah, Halevi, Maimonides, Albo, and many others. Heinemann addresses such questions as: "What were the Biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern rationales offered for the commandments in the course of Jewish thought?"

About the Author

Leonard Levin teaches Jewish philosophy at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers, NY.