Jerusalem and Athens: Reason and Revelation in the Work of Leo StraussLeo Strauss dedicated his life to rejuvenating the serious study of political philosophy. But those who study his writings are at odds on the question of what he thought about revelation. By applying Strauss's own principles of analysis to his pivotal essay 'Jerusalem and Athens: Some Preliminary Reflections, ' Susan Orr reveals that Strauss's understanding of religion, contrary to what previous scholars have maintained, was more than simply political. |
Contents
An Introduction to the Question | 3 |
Preliminary Reflections | 21 |
The Beginning of The Beginning of the Bible and Its Greek Counterparts | 35 |
The Biblical Account of the Beginning | 59 |
The Greek Counterparts | 97 |
On Socrates and the Prophets | 125 |
Conclusion | 151 |
Other editions - View all
Jerusalem and Athens: Reason and Revelation in the Work of Leo Strauss Susan Orr No preview available - 1995 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham according to Strauss Aristophanes Aristotle Bible biblical account biblical criticism Cain Cassuto chapter Christianity claim Commentary compelling consider contradictions Covenant created creation account creatures critique culture discussion distinction divine earth Empedocles Eric Voegelin essay evil fact faith Flood fundamental Genesis God's gods Greek Counterparts heaven Hebrew hence Hermann Cohen Hesiod human important Isaac Israel Jaffa Jerusalem and Athens Jewish Judaism justice Kuzari Leo Strauss Lord Machiavelli Maimonides man's means modern moral Natural Right Nietzsche Noah paragraph Parmenides passage Plato poetry political philosophy possibility problem Progress or Return prophets punishment question reason and revelation reference regarding religion reminds righteous second account sentence Shadia Drury simply Social Ideal Socrates speak Spinoza Strauss begins Strauss notes Strauss points Strauss says Strauss tells teaching theme theology things Thomas Pangle thought tion Torah tradition true truth understand understood University wisdom word writes Zeus