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Joseph Albo on Free Choice: Exegetical Innovation in Medieval Jewish Philosophy

Autor Shira Weiss
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 20 sep 2017
Joseph Albo on Free Choice discovers unsuspected philosophical originality in the interpretations of biblical narrative found in Joseph Albo's Book of Principles, one of the most popular Hebrew works in the corpus of medieval Jewish philosophy. Several of Albo's exegetical analyses focus on free choice, which emerges as a conceptual scheme throughout his work. An exploration of Albo's innovative homiletical interpretations of the binding of Isaac, the hardening of Pharaoh's heart, the Book of Job, and God's choice of Israel, reveals his view of free choice which was significant during a historical period of religious coercion. Albo's sole surviving responsum dealing with the case of the qatlanit further demonstrates his philosophical position. In this new book, Shira Weiss shows that in the medieval era in which Albo lived, free choice was an important topic, subject to vehement debate that has continued to be contested in modern philosophy.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780190684426
ISBN-10: 0190684429
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 236 x 155 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: Oxford University Press
Colecția OUP USA
Locul publicării:New York, United States

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[T]he author shows very convincingly that without a serious understanding of the way that Albo interpreted the different parts of the Bible, we cannot completely understand his unique opinion on free choice.
Weiss's basic observation is very accurate: the philosophical implications of exegesis were indeed neglected by scholars of medieval Jewish philosophy, while one of the main characteristics of this corpus is the intertwining of philosophy with the interpretation of biblical and rabbinical texts. It is to Weiss's merit that he offers an exploration of Albo's contribution to this field through a meticulous study of exegetical passages of the Book of Principle.

Notă biografică

Dr. Shira Weiss teaches medieval and modern Jewish philosophy at Yeshiva University. She is a fellow in Templeton's project on philosophic theology, as well as Templeton's Abrahamic Sci-Rel project. Her current research is on ethics in the Bible.