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Zusatztext 'The essays in Beyond the Verse...are split into three sections: Talmudic Readings, Theologies and Zionisms. Carried across their diverse concerns is an essential insight into the nature of religious language.' Josh Cohen, Jewish Quarterly, July 2008. Informationen zum Autor Emmanuel Levinas (1906-1995) was a leading philosopher and Talmudic commentator. Gary D. Mole is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of French at Bar-llan University, Israel. Vorwort Available in paperback for the first time, this is an important collection of essays dealing with problems in Jewish thought. Zusammenfassung This new volume in the Impacts series brings together an important collection of essays by Emmanuel Levinas, a leading philosopher of the 20th century, dating from between 1969 and 1980. The essays consider specific Jewish problems: exegetic methodology, points of Jewish doctrine, Jewish religious philosophy, and contemporary political and cultural issues. It also includes five Talmudic readings. Beyond the Verse will be of interest to readers throughout the wider philosophical and religious communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Translator's Note Author's Note Foreword FIDELITIES 1. Demanding Judaism TALMUDIC READINGS 2. Model of the West 3. Cities of Refuge 4. Who Plays Last? 5. The Pact 6. On Religious Language and the Fear of God THEOLOGIES 7. On the Jewish Reading of Scriptures 8. The Name of God According to a Few Talmudic Texts 9. Revelation in the Jewish Tradition 10. 'In the Image of God', According to Rabbi Hayyim Volozhiner 11. Spinoza's Background ZIONISMS 12. The State of Caesar and the State of David 13. Politics After! 14. Assimilation and New Culture Notes Index ...
