Judaism, Philosophy, Culture: Selected Studies by E.I.J. Rosenthal

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Psychology Press, 2001 - History - 366 pages
One of the outstanding interpreters of Jewish culture in the twentieth century has been Erwin Rosenthal. This book contains some of his most influential work, ranging from the nature of Jewish political thought, both classical and medieval, to Christian reactions to Judaism and to varying approaches to the study of the Bible.

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Some aspects of the Hebrew monarchy
3
financier statesman and scholar
21
Rashi and the English Bible
56
an appreciation of his Biblical exegesis
86
Saadyas exegesis of the Book of Job
97
Sebastian Muensters knowledge and use of Jewish
127
Cambridge Hebraist
147
AntiChristian polemic in medieval Bible commentaries
165
Jüdische Antwort
187
The study of the Bible in medieval Judaism
244
Maimonides conception of State and Society
275
Avicennas influence on Jewish thought
290
Torah and nómos in medieval Jewish philosophy
309
THE NEW JEWISH LEARNING
327
London 1963 pp 328
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