Understanding YHWH: the Name of God in Biblical, Rabbinic, and Medieval Jewish thought
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Compassionate Presence: Hwh And The Measure Of Mercy -- Chapter 3: Omnipresence: Invoking The Divine Name Yhwh In Rabbinic Blessing -- Chapter 4: Personal And Non-Personal Divine Presence: The Name Yhwh In The Thought Of R. Abraham Ibn Ezra And R. Judah Halevi -...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Series/Journal: | Jewish Thought and Philosophy
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| Further subjects: | B
Judaism—Doctrines
B Language and languages—Philosophy B History |
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| Summary: | Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Compassionate Presence: Hwh And The Measure Of Mercy -- Chapter 3: Omnipresence: Invoking The Divine Name Yhwh In Rabbinic Blessing -- Chapter 4: Personal And Non-Personal Divine Presence: The Name Yhwh In The Thought Of R. Abraham Ibn Ezra And R. Judah Halevi -- Chapter 5: "Silence Is Praise To Thee”: The Name Yhwh In The Negative Theology Of Medieval Judaism -- Chapter 6: A Dynamic Linguistic Picture - The Name Yhwh In Sefer Ha-Bahir And In Early Provencal And Geronese Kabbalah. This book unlocks the Jewish theology of YHWH in three central stages of Jewish thought: the Hebrew bible, rabbinic literature, and medieval philosophy and mysticism. Providing a single conceptual key adapted from the philosophical debate on proper names, the book paints a dynamic picture of YHWH’s meanings over a spectrum of periods and genres, portraying an evolving interaction between two theological motivations: the wish to speak about God and the wish to speak to Him. Through this investigation, the book shows how Jews interpreted God's name in attempt to map the human-God relation, and to determine the measure of possibility for believers to realize a divine presence in their midst, through language. |
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| ISBN: | 3030323145 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32313-7 |