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>Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Thought
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Year:
1996
Catalog number :
45-171049
Pages:
400
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Weight:
850 gr.
Cover:
Paperback

Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Thought

Many Voices: Rivka Shatz-Uffenheimer Memorial Volume

Vol. XII part 1
Synopsis

Some of the subjects discussed in this book:

From the biblical hymn to the mystical hymn
The four empires of Daniel, chapter 2, in the light of texts from Qumran
God's humility
The concept of Pleroma in Hekhalot mystical literature
Judah Halevi's synesthetic theory of prophecy and a note on the Zohar
R. Joseph Gikatilla's definition of symbolism and its versions in kabbalistic literature
Sefer Ezrat Ha-Shem
On the secret of cause and effect in the writings of R. Shabbetai Sheftel Horovitz of Prague
The confrontation with the duty of Kawwana
Time and space - a theological-philosophical controversy between Miguel Cardoso and Nathan of Gaza
Is there a phenomenology of religion?
A profile of R. Naphtali Katz of Frankfort and his attitude towards Shabbateanism
An anonymous commentary on Idra Raba by a member of the saruq school