ISBN:
9783030323141
Language:
English
Pages:
xii, 304 Seiten
Year of publication:
2019
Series Statement:
Jewish Thought and Philosophy
DDC:
296
Keywords:
Judaism—Doctrines
;
Language and languages—Philosophy
;
History
Abstract:
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Compassionate Presence: Hwh And The Measure Of Mercy -- Chapter 3: Omnipresence: Invoking The Divine Name Yhwh In Rabbinic Blessing -- Chapter 4: Personal And Non-Personal Divine Presence: The Name Yhwh In The Thought Of R. Abraham Ibn Ezra And R. Judah Halevi -- Chapter 5: "Silence Is Praise To Thee”: The Name Yhwh In The Negative Theology Of Medieval Judaism -- Chapter 6: A Dynamic Linguistic Picture - The Name Yhwh In Sefer Ha-Bahir And In Early Provencal And Geronese Kabbalah.
Abstract:
This book unlocks the Jewish theology of YHWH in three central stages of Jewish thought: the Hebrew bible, rabbinic literature, and medieval philosophy and mysticism. Providing a single conceptual key adapted from the philosophical debate on proper names, the book paints a dynamic picture of YHWH’s meanings over a spectrum of periods and genres, portraying an evolving interaction between two theological motivations: the wish to speak about God and the wish to speak to Him. Through this investigation, the book shows how Jews interpreted God's name in attempt to map the human-God relation, and to determine the measure of possibility for believers to realize a divine presence in their midst, through language.
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-32313-7
