Authors: Jerome I. Gellman
ISBN-13: 9780819193650, ISBN-10: 0819193658
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of America
Date Published: October 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This book is an investigation into authenticity, certainty, and self-hood as they arise in the story of the binding of Isaac. Gellman provides a new interpretation of Kierkegaard with select Hasidic commentary. Contents: INTRODUCTION: Background to the Book; Hasidism and Existentialism; Preview of the Chapters; THE FEAR AND THE TREMBLING: Kierkegaard's "Fear and Trembling"; The Problem of Hearing and the Problem of Choice; The "Ethical" for Kierkegaard; The "Voice of God" for Kierkegaard; The Resolution of the Problems; THE UNCERTAINTY: Mordecai Joseph Leiner of Izbica; Maimonides, Saadia, and Gersonides; The Existentialist Interpretation; The Theological Interpretation; SINNING FOR GOD: The Teleological Suspension of the Ethical; "Averah Lishmah"-Mordecai Joseph Leiner of Izbica and Zadok Hakohen of Lublin; Divine Determinism; Repentance from Fear and from Love; "Averah Lishmah" and the Teleological Suspension of the Ethical; THE DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS: Abraham's Prophetic Utterance; Heavy and Light Double Mindedness; The Fire-Elimelech of Lyzhansk; Judah Aryeh Leib of Gur; Abraham's Double-Mindedness; THE PASSION: Abraham Issac Kook; Hegel and Kierkegaard on Religion and Philosophy; Abraham and Idolatry; The "Akedah" According to Rav Kook; God's Mercy; Rav Kook and Kierkegaard on the Self; Index.
Author Biography: Jerome I. Gellman is Associate Professor at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Introduction | ||
1 | Background to the Book | |
2 | Hasidism and Existentialism | |
3 | Preview of the Chapters | |
Ch. 1 | The Fear and the Trembling | |
1 | Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling | 1 |
2 | The Problem of Hearing and the Problem of Choice | 2 |
3 | The "Ethical" for Kierkegaard | 7 |
4 | The "Voice of God" for Kierkegaard | 13 |
5 | The Resolution of the Problems | 18 |
Ch. 2 | The Uncertainty | |
1 | Mordecai Joseph Leiner of Izbica | 23 |
2 | Maimonides, Saadia, and Gersonides | 28 |
3 | The Existentialist Interpretation | 31 |
4 | The Theological Interpretation | 35 |
Ch. 3 | Sinning for God | |
1 | The Teleological Suspension of the Ethical | 45 |
2 | Averah Lishmah - Mordecai Joseph of Izbica and Zadok Hakohen of Lublin | 47 |
3 | Divine Determinism | 54 |
4 | Repentance from Fear and from Love | 58 |
5 | Averah Lishmah and the Teleological Suspension of The Ethical | 62 |
Ch. 4 | The Double-Mindedness | |
1 | Abraham's Prophetic Utterance | 73 |
2 | Heavy and Light Double-Mindedness | 74 |
3 | The Fire - Elimelech of Lyzhansk | 81 |
4 | Judah Aryeh Leib of Gur | 86 |
5 | Abraham's Double-Mindedness | 93 |
Ch. 5 | The Passion | |
1 | Abraham Isaac Kook | 99 |
2 | Hegel and Kierkegaard on Religion and Philosophy | 101 |
3 | Abraham and Idolatry | 104 |
4 | The Akedah According to Rav Kook | 112 |
5 | God's Mercy | 116 |
6 | Rav Kook and Kierkegaard on the Self | 118 |
Index | 121 |