Language:
English
Year of publication:
2021
Titel der Quelle:
The Character of David in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; Warrior, Poet, Prophet and King
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2021) 126-153
Keywords:
Judah,
;
David,
;
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc.
;
Jewish philosophy Middle Ages, 500-1500
;
Polemics
Abstract:
The article investigates the way in which the character of David was used in Judah Halevi’s Book of the Kuzari. It demonstrates how the author used David’s idealized image as an instrument to convey and underscore what he considered the chief values and most important legacy of Judaism. It argues that the figure of David served Halevi as a vehicle to transmit a constructive critique of his present day Jewry, aimed at healing or repairing and improving the entire Jewish nation – in terms of Rabbanites and Karaites alike – and bringing about their re-unification, thereby restoring Judaism to its former glory.
DOI:
10.1163/9789004465978_008
URL:
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