Isaac Abarbanel's stance toward tradition: defense, dissent, and dialogue
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| Summary: | Annotation Front Matter -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliographic Notes / Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Life and Contexts -- Works and Traditions -- "To the Help of the Lord Against the Mighty" -- Rabbinic Legacy: Background and Parameters -- The Rabbinic Hermeneutic: Midrash in the Biblical Commentaries -- In Search of Classical Jewish Eschatology: Yeshu'ot meshi -- Historical Thinking, Critical Reading, and the Study of Classical Jewish Texts -- Abarbanel and Tradition: Six Trends -- Back Matter -- Notes. Isaac Abarbanel (1437-1508) was a leading Jewish scholar as well as a courtier and financier to the kings of Portugal, Spain, and Italy. In this study, Lawee (humanities, New York U.) considers those writings in which Abarbanel deals with texts and teachings from the classical (biblical-rabbinic) and postrabbinic Jewish past. Focusing on Abarbanel's exegetical works, Lawee discusses the interactions between his religious outlook, theological concerns, interpretive activities, and literary aims. c. Book News Inc |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-312) and index. - Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 0585426465 |