Pious Irreverence - Confronting God in Rabbinic Judaism

Informationen zum Autor Dov Weiss teaches religion at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Klappentext Judaism is often described as a religion that tolerates, even celebrates arguments with God. In Pious Irreverence , Dov Weiss has written the first scholarly study of the premodern roots of this distinctively Jewish theology of protest, examining its origins and development in the rabbinic age (70 CE-800 CE). Zusammenfassung Judaism is often described as a religion that tolerates! even celebrates arguments with God. In Pious Irreverence! Dov Weiss has written the first scholarly study of the premodern roots of this distinctively Jewish theology of protest! examining its origins and development in the rabbinic age (70 CE-800 CE). Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Confrontation as Sin Chapter 2. From Sin to Virtue Chapter 3. Varieties of Confrontation Chapter 4. Confrontation as Ethics Chapter 5. The Humanization of God Chapter 6. Divine Concessions Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dov Weiss
• Editore: University of pennsylvania pr
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2016
• EAN: 9780812248357
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-4835-7
• Pagine: 304
• Serie: Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion; Divinations: Rereading Late An; Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion; Divinations: Rereading Late An
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Ebraismo