On Human Nature in Early Judaism : Creation, Composition, and Condition / Jeffrey P. García
This book is an analysis of early Jewish thought on human nature, specifically, the complex of characteristics that are understood to be universally innate, and/or God-given, to collective humanity and the manner which they depict human existence in relationship, or lack thereof, to God. Jewish disc...
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| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Journal of Ancient Judaism - Supplements ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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| Summary: | This book is an analysis of early Jewish thought on human nature, specifically, the complex of characteristics that are understood to be universally innate, and/or God-given, to collective humanity and the manner which they depict human existence in relationship, or lack thereof, to God. Jewish discourse in the Greco-Roman period (4th c. BCE until 1st c. CE) on human nature was not exclusively particularistic, although the immediate concern was often communal-specific. Evidence shows that many of these discussions were also an attempt to grasp a general, or universal, human nature. The focus of this work has been narrowed to three categories that encapsulate the most prevalent themes in Second Temple Jewish texts, namely, creation, composition, and condition. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 3657704868 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Jeffrey P. García |