Evil and suffering in Jewish philosophy / Oliver Leaman.
By: Leaman, Oliver
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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in religious traditions: 6.Publisher: Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1995Description: xiii, 257 p. ; 23 cmISBN: 0521427223 ; 9780521427227Subject(s): Bible. Job -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish | Good and evil -- Religious aspects -- Judaism | Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Judaism | Judaism -- Doctrines | Jewish philosophyDDC classification: 296.3/11 LOC classification: BJ1401 | .L35 1995Online resources: Sample text | Publisher description | Table of contents
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Action note: committed to retain 20181001 in perpetuity ReCAP Shared CollectionSummary: In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions: how can a powerful and caring deity allow terrible things to happen to obviously innocent people, and why have the Jewish people been so harshly treated throughout history, given their status as the chosen people?
1. Job; 2. Philo; 3. Saadya; 4. Maimonides; 5. Gersonides; 6. Spinoza; 7. Mendelssohn; 8. Cohen; 9. Buber; 10. The Holocaust; 11. Back to the Bible.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-254) and index.
1. Job; 2. Philo; 3. Saadya; 4. Maimonides; 5. Gersonides; 6. Spinoza; 7. Mendelssohn; 8. Cohen; 9. Buber; 10. The Holocaust; 11. Back to the Bible.
In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions: how can a powerful and caring deity allow terrible things to happen to obviously innocent people, and why have the Jewish people been so harshly treated throughout history, given their status as the chosen people?
committed to retain 20181001 in perpetuity ReCAP Shared Collection HUL
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