Understanding YHWH The Name of God in Biblical, Rabbinic, and Medieval Jewish Thought /

• Main Author: Ben-Sasson, Hillel (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Jewish Thought and Philosophy
• Subjects: Judaism-Doctrines.; Language and languages-Philosophy.; History.; Jewish Theology.; Philosophy of Language.; History, general.

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�...

Table of Contents:

• 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. .