ISBN:
0415466075
,
9780415466073
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 246 S
Edition:
1. publ.
Year of publication:
2009
Series Statement:
Routledge Jewish studies series
Dissertation note:
Teilw. zugl.: Diss.
DDC:
296.3/1172
Keywords:
Jews Election, Doctrine of
;
History of doctrines
;
Jews Election, Doctrine of
;
History of doctrines
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Auserwähltes Volk
;
Judentum
Abstract:
The biblical language of chosenness -- Ancient Jewish literature -- Rabbinic literature -- Universalist Jewish philosophies : Spinoza and Mendelssohn -- Jewish emancipation and modern Jewish movements in Germany -- Modern Jewish congregations in America -- Zionist understanding -- The discourse of holocaust and redemption -- The American experience -- The Israeli experience
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
