Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought
by
Dov Schwartz
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah
ISBN-10
1618115693
ISBN-13
9781618115690
Publisher
Academic Studies Press
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Academic Studies Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 20th, 2017
Print length
288 Pages
Product Classification:
Judaism
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How did medieval Jewish scholars, from Saadia Gaon to Rabbi Isaac Abarbanel, imagine a world that has experienced salvation? Is the Messianic reality identical to our current world, or is it a new world entirely? This work explores how a rationalist can remain calm in light of the seductive promises of the various apocalyptic teachings of Antiquity regarding the Messianic world.
How did medieval Jewish scholars, from Saadia Gaon to Yitzhak Abravanel, imagine a world that has experienced salvation? What is the nature of reality in the days of the Messiah? This work explores reactions to the seductive promises of apocalyptic teachings, tracing their fluctuations between intellect and imagination. The volume extensively surveys the tension between naturalistic and apocalyptic approaches to the history of the messianic idea so fundamental to the history of Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages and reveals the scope and challenges of medieval thought.
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