Gersonides on Providence, Covenant, and the Chosen People
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Author | : Robert Eisen |
Publisher | : SUNY Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1995-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0791423131 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780791423134 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Gersonides on Providence, Covenant, and the Chosen People by : Robert Eisen
Book excerpt: This is a careful examination of the doctrine of Jewish chosenness in the light of Gersonides's thought on providential suffering and on inherited providence. Gersonides is one of the most interesting and important philosophers of the later Jewish Middle Ages.