| The Philosophy of the Bible as Foundation of Jewish Culture: Philosophy of Biblical Narrative Contributor(s): Schweid, Eliezer (Author), Levin, Leonard (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1934843008 ISBN-13: 9781934843000 Publisher: Academic Studies Press OUR PRICE: $66.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: Schweid offers a modern interpretation of the Bible as narrative and law that can reopen the dialogue of contemporary Jews with the Bible, from which a dynamic Jewish culture can continue to draw its inspiration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament - Social Science | Jewish Studies - Religion | Biblical Studies - Bible Study Guides |
| Dewey: 221.6 |
| LCCN: 2007051562 |
| Series: Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.06 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |