Bøger af Howard Kreisel

In this volume, Howard Kreisel revisits some of his most important essays, many of them appearing here in English for the first time. They are updated and revised to reflect new thought and developments in the field of medieval Jewish philosophy.

More than any other topic, prophecy represents the point at which the Divine meets the human, the Absolute meets the relative. How can a human being attain the Word of God? This book offers a study of prophecy in the thought of medieval Jewish philosophers such as R Saadiah Gaon, R Judah Halevi, Gersonides, and others.

More than any other topic, prophecy represents the point at which the Divine meets the human, the Absolute meets the relative. This book offers a study of prophecy in the thought of seven of the leading medieval Jewish philosophers: R Saadiah Gaon, R Judah Halevi, Maimonides, Gersonides, R Hasdai Crescas, R Joseph Albo, and Baruch Spinoza.