Evil and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy
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Part of Cambridge Studies in Religious Traditions
- Author: Oliver Leaman, Liverpool John Moores University
- Date Published: March 1997
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521427227
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In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions: how can a powerful and caring deity allow terrible things to happen to obviously innocent people, and why have the Jewish people been so harshly treated throughout history, given their status as the chosen people? He explores these issues through an analysis of the views of Philo, Saadya, Maimonides, Gersonides, Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Buber, Rosenzweig, and post-Holocaust thinkers.
Read more- First book of its kind in English
- Written accessibly with a student readership in mind
- Covers a wide range from the earliest Jewish philosophers to post-Holocaust thinkers
- Emphasises a philosophical approach to the subject, but will also be relevant to theologians
Reviews & endorsements
"...anyone with the most remote interest in suffering will find this perhaps the most important intellectual investigation on the subject in recent years." Theological Studies
See more reviews"The topic may be heavy but the writing is anything but cumbersome. A deft survey of the major Jewish thinkers on this nettlesome problem, with special attention to their view of the book of Job." Sh'ma A Journal of Jewish Responsibility
"...anyone with the most remote interest in suffereing will find this perhaps the most important intellectual investigation on the subject in recent years." James F. Keenan, S.J., Theological Studies
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- Date Published: March 1997
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521427227
- length: 272 pages
- dimensions: 224 x 150 x 30 mm
- weight: 0.355kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Job
2. Philo
3. Saadya
4. Maimonides
5. Gersonides
6. Spinoza
7. Mendelssohn
8. Cohen
9. Buber
10. The Holocaust
11. Back to the Bible.
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