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The Reasons for the Commandments in Jewish Thought: From the Bible to the Renaissance (Reference Library of Jewish Intellectual History) Hardcover – May 1, 2008

by Isaac Heinemann (Author), Leonard Levin (Translator)
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This classic work by early-20th-century Jewish humanist and scholar Isaac Heinemann surveys the crucial phases of Jewish thought concerning correct conduct as codified in the commandments. Heinemann provides his own systematic insights about the intellectual, emotional, pedagogical, and pragmatic reasoning advanced by the major Jewish thinkers. This volume covers Jewish thinkers from the Bible, rabbis and Hellenistic philosophers through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, including Saadiah, Halevi, Maimonides, Albo, and many others. Heinemann addresses such questions as: "What were the Biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern rationales offered for the commandments in the course of Jewish thought?"
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    240 pages
  2. Language
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    Academic Studies Press
  4. Publication date
    May 1, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6.14 x 0.63 x 9.21 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1934843040
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1934843048
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Leonard Levin teaches Jewish philosophy at the Academy for Jewish Religion, Yonkers, NY.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Academic Studies Press (May 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1934843040
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1934843048
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.14 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.63 x 9.21 inches
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Jacob2626
5.0 out of 5 stars great book on history of taame hamisvot
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A fantastic review of the history of tamei hamisvot, with an emphasis on the Maimonidean rabbis including saadia, daud, ibn Ezra, and halevi and more
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Luca Parisoli
5.0 out of 5 stars Un testo di grande importanza
Reviewed in Italy on September 9, 2014
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Per molto tempo si è trattato di un testo disponibile solo per chi conoscesse la lingua ebraica.
Heinemann mostra come nella tradizione rabbinica dipendere dalla volontà di Dio non significa affatto dipendere dall'arbitrio, seppure di Dio. Equilibrato, ma fermo, nell'indicare che la fonte delle norme è fuori di noi, e che dentro di noi possiamo trovare spiegazioni ulteriori, non l'esistenza della norma.
Fondamentale per chiunque si interessi della tradizione giudaico-cristiana, e per limitare la lettura con soli occhiali ellenizzanti della storia del pensiero
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