Socrates and the Jews - Hellenism and Hebraism From Moses Mendelssohn to Sigmund Freud

"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" Posed by the early Christian Tertullian, the question was vigorously debated in the nineteenth century. Taking on the question of how the glories of the classical world could be reconciled with the Bible, this book explains how Judaism played a vital role in defining modern philhellenism. Zusammenfassung "What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" Posed by the early Christian Tertullian! the question was vigorously debated in the nineteenth century. Taking on the question of how the glories of the classical world could be reconciled with the Bible! this book explains how Judaism played a vital role in defining modern philhellenism.

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• Authors: Miriam Leonard, Leonard Miriam, Miriam Leonard
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2014
• EAN: 9780226213347
• ISBN: 978-0-226-21334-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; PHILOSOPHY / Religious, RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Philosophy, History of Religion, Philosophy of religion