Nachman Krochmal : : Guiding the Perplexed of the Modern Age / / Jay Harris.

• Superior document: Modern Jewish masters series ; 4
• VerfasserIn: Harris, Jay,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press,, [1991]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 1991
• Language: English
• Series: Modern Jewish masters series ; 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (358 p.)
• Notes: Based on the author's thesis, Columbia University.

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Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• Acknowledgments
• List of Abbreviations
• CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION
• CHAPTER 2. METAPHYSICS AND JEWISH FAITH
• CHAPTER 3. KROCHMAL'S THEORY OF HISTORY
• CHAPTER 4. BIBLICAL STUDIES
• CHAPTER 5. THE RABBINIC TRADITION
• CHAPTER 6. THE PERPLEXITIES OF THE AGGADAH
• CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION
• Index