Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought /

Messianism in Medieval Jewish Thought / / Dov Schwartz.

How did medieval Jewish scholars, from Saadia Gaon to Yitzhak Abravanel, imagine a world that has experienced salvation? What is the nature of reality in the days of the Messiah? This work explores reactions to the seductive promises of apocalyptic teachings, tracing their fluctuations between intel...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Religious Studies ASP
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Schwartz, Dov,
Place / Publishing House:Boston, MA : : Academic Studies Press, , [2017]
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Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Methodological Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Apocalyptic Messianism in a Rationalist Garb
  • Chapter 3: Individual Redemption and Naturalism
  • Chapter 4: The Resurgence of Apocalyptic Messianism
  • Chapter 5: The Decline of Collective Naturalism
  • Chapter 6: Between Naturalism and Apocalyptic Messianism
  • Chapter 7: Clarifying Positions: The Last Stage
  • Chapter 8: Conclusions: Redemption, Models, and Decisions
  • Appendix. History, Ideas, and the History of Ideas
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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