عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
BM610 .S38 2000eb
BM610
.
S38
2000eb
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0195344081
(Number (ISBN
1280530464
(Number (ISBN
1429403632
(Number (ISBN
9780195344080
(Number (ISBN
9781280530463
(Number (ISBN
9781429403634
Erroneous ISBN
019512846X
Erroneous ISBN
9780195128468
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b709553
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Searching for a distant God :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the legacy of Maimonides /
First Statement of Responsibility
Kenneth Seeskin.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xii, 252 pages)
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The urge to philosophize -- The challenge of monotheism -- Speaking of and to God -- The problem of creation -- Imitatio Dei -- Monotheism and freedom -- Popular religion and a personal God -- Appendix: esotericism and the limits of knowledge: a critique of Strauss.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Monotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is far from clear what monotheism is. This work examines the notion that monotheism is not so much a claim about the number of God as a claim about the nature of God. Seeskin argues that the idea of a God who is separate from his creation and unique is not just an abstraction but a suitable basis for worship. He examines this conclusion in the contexts of prayer, creation, sabbath observance, repentance, religious freedom and love of God. Maimonides plays a central role in the argument both because of his importance to Jewish self-understanding and because he deals with the question of how philosophic ideas are embodied in religious ritual.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Searching for a distant God.
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Maimonides, Moses,1135-1204-- Religion.
Maimonides, Moses,1135-1204.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
God (Judaism)-- History of doctrines.
Jewish philosophy.
God (Judaism)-- History of doctrines.
Jewish philosophy.
Monotheïsme.
RELIGION-- Judaism-- Theology.
Religion.
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
HRAB1
REL-- 040090
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
296
.
3/11/092
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
BM610
Book number
.
S38
2000eb
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Seeskin, Kenneth,1947-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201208002243.0
Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))
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ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
