Judaism and the Doctrine of Creation »

A unique synthesis of religious belief and philosophy which puts an entirely new complexion on creation.

Preface; Introduction;

Part I. The Modern Dogma of Creation:

1. Creation in Franz Rosenzweig's Star of Redemption;
2. A critique of Rosenzweig's doctrine: is it Jewish and is it believable?;

Part II. A Jewish View of Creation:
3. Classical Jewish philosophy;
4. Classical rabbinic commentaries;

Part III. The Foundations for the Jewish View of Creation:
5. The account of creation in Genesis;
6. The account of the origin in Plato's Timaeus;

Part IV. A Believable View of Creation:
7. Creation from the perspective of contemporary physics;
8. Creation from the perspective of contemporary philosophy; Notes; Select bibliography; Indices.