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Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought

Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought

Hardcover

Series: Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah

PhilosophyJudaism

ISBN10: 1618115693
ISBN13: 9781618115690
Publisher: Academic Studies Pr
Published: Mar 31 2017
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
How did medieval Jewish scholars, from Saadia Gaon to Yitzhak Abravanel, imagine a world that has experienced salvation? What is the nature of reality in the days of the Messiah? This work explores reactions to the seductive promises of apocalyptic teachings, tracing their fluctuations between intellect and imagination. The volume extensively surveys the tension between naturalistic and apocalyptic approaches to the history of the messianic idea so fundamental to the history of Jewish philosophy in the Middle Ages and reveals the scope and challenges of medieval thought.

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