Paradoxes in God's Garden

Jewish Philosophy and the Edenic Narrative
Herausgeber: Kohav, Alex S.; Soltes, Ori Z.

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Produktbeschreibung

This book reflects on the paradoxes in ancient Israelite literature, with a focus on narratives of the garden of Eden. Contributions approach the subject not only from Jewish but also Christian and Buddhist perspectives and include new research on the nature of Israel's religion as well as science fiction approaches to biblical exegesis.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 244
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 158mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 540g
• ISBN-13: 9781666969801
• ISBN-10: 166696980X
• Artikelnr.: 71726361

Autorenporträt

Edited by Alex S. Kohav and Ori Z. Soltes - Contributions by Agata Bielik-Robson; Ori Z. Soltes; Alex S. Kohav; Kevin Hart; Michael T. Miller; Louis Hébert and Elana Gomel

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Paradise, Paradox, the Infinite Inscrutable God, and the
Idolatry of Human Interpretation
Ori Z. Soltes
Part One: Paradisiacal Paradoxes
Chapter 1: The Tree of the Finite Life: Judaism and the Affirmation of
Finitude
Agata Bielik-Robson
Chapter 2: Lost in the Garden of God and Good: Knowledge and Its Paradoxes
from Genesis to Meno and Cratylus to Levinas
Ori Z. Soltes
Chapter 3: Mystical Gardening in Jewish Lore: YHWH's Garden of Eden versus
the Rabbinical Orchard of PaRDeS
Alex Shalom Kohav
Part Two: God, God's Name, God's Torah
Chapter 4: Torah, God, and Idol
Kevin Hart
Chapter 5: Metaphysics of the Name in Israelite Thought: The Hebrew
Conception of God's Nature
Michael T. Miller
Chapter 6: A Comparative Analysis of God and the Buddhas
Louis Hébert
Part Three: A Science-Fictional Afterword
Chapter 7: Taboo Knowledge or Knowledge of Taboo? Expulsion from Eden and
Science Fiction Literature
Elana Gomel