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oapen-20.500.12657-306752021-11-09T09:24:02Z Judaism as Philosophy Kreisel, Howard Philosophy Maimonides Moses 1135-1204 Jewish philosophy--France--Provence Jewish philosophy--to 1500 God Judaism Levi Prophecy Torah The studies comprising this volume, most of them appearing for the first time in English, deal with some of the main topics in Maimonides’ philosophy and that of his followers in Provence. At the heart of these topics lies the issue of whether they adopted a completely naturalistic picture of the workings of the world order, or left room for the volitional activity of God in history. These topics include divine law, creation, the Account of the Chariot, prophet and sage, Mosaic prophecy, reasons for the commandments, and prayer. Special attention is paid to three lesser known but highly significant Provençal Jewish thinkers: Moses Ibn Tibbon, Levi ben Avraham, and Nissim ben Moses of Marseille. 2018-01-01 23:55:55 2020-03-27 03:00:28 2020-04-01T13:07:03Z 2020-04-01T13:07:03Z 2015-10-22 book 644206 OCN: 1162041606 9781618117892 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/30675 eng Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah application/pdf n/a 644206.pdf Academic Studies Press 10.2307/j.ctt21h4xpc 101090 10.2307/j.ctt21h4xpc ffe92610-fbe7-449b-a2a8-02c411701a23 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781618117892 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) Boston, MA 101090 KU Select 2017: Backlist Collection Knowledge Unlatched open access
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The studies comprising this volume, most of them appearing for the first time in English, deal with some of the main topics in Maimonides’ philosophy and that of his followers in Provence. At the heart of these topics lies the issue of whether they adopted a completely naturalistic picture of the workings of the world order, or left room for the volitional activity of God in history. These topics include divine law, creation, the Account of the Chariot, prophet and sage, Mosaic prophecy, reasons for the commandments, and prayer. Special attention is paid to three lesser known but highly significant Provençal Jewish thinkers: Moses Ibn Tibbon, Levi ben Avraham, and Nissim ben Moses of Marseille.
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