" Jacob Katz (1904-1998) was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the twentieth century. A pioneer of new foci and methods, Katz brought extraordinary insights to many aspects of Jewish life and its surrounding contexts. With a keen eye for both "forests" and "trees," Katz transformed our understanding of many areas of Jewish history, among them: Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of ..."
" Jacob Katz (1904-1998) was one of the greatest Jewish historians of the twentieth century. A pioneer of new foci and methods, Katz brought extraordinary insights to many aspects of Jewish life and its surrounding contexts. With a keen eye for both "forests" and "trees," Katz transformed our understanding of many areas of Jewish history, among them: Jewish-Christian relations in the Middle Ages, the social-historical significance of J ..."
Nahmanides Law and Mysticism (Hardback) von MosheHalbertal, Daniel Tabak Hardcover, 464 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2020 von Yale University Press, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-300-14091-0, ISBN: 0-300-14091-6
"The relationship between Nahmanides’s kabbalah and mysticism and the existential religious drive that nourishes them, as well as the legal and exoteric aspects of his thinking, are at the center of Moshe Halbertal’s portrayal of ..."
The Beginning of Politics(Reprint) Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel von MosheHalbertal, Stephen Holmes Paperback, 232 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2019 von Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-19168-3, ISBN: 0-691-19168-9
"How the book of Samuel offers a timeless meditation on the dilemmas of statecraftThe book of Samuel is universally acknowledged as one of the supreme achievements of biblical literature. Yet the book’s anonymous author was more than an inspired storyteller. The author was also an uncannily astute observer of political life and the moral compromises and contradictions that the struggle for power inevitably entails. The Beginning of Polit ..."
Maimonides Life and Thought von MosheHalbertal 400 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-4847-8, ISBN: 1-4008-4847-4
"Maimonides' account, of course, reworks various midrashic embellishments of
the biblical story. He briefly alludes, without providing detail, to the story of
Abraham being cast into a furnace and miraculously rescued from it, saying only
that “he was miraculously saved.” The story is centered on Abraham's
philosophical path to faith and on Abraham's image as an iconoclastic
philosopher who became a political threat. R. Abraham ben ..."
On Sacrifice von MosheHalbertal 152 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2012 von Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-4235-3, ISBN: 1-4008-4235-2
"2. For a critique of the uncovering of sacrifice's origin, see John Milbank, “Stories
of Sacrifice: From Wellhausen to Girard,” Theory, Culture, and Society 12, no. 4 (
November 1995): 15–46. See also Burton Mack, introduction to Violent Origins:
Walter Burkert, René Girard, and Jonathan Z. Smith on Ritual Killing and Cultural
Formation, ed. Robert G. Hamerton-Kelly (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press
, 1987), 10–12. 3. Another ..."
Concealment and Revelation Esotericism in Jewish Thought and Its Philosophical Implications von MosheHalbertal 208 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2009 von Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-2796-1, ISBN: 1-4008-2796-5
"The classical foundational text for the existence of a realm of secret knowledge
within Jewish tradition is the Mishna in the tractate Hagiga 2:1: The [subject of]
forbidden sexual relations may not be expounded before three persons, nor the ..."
"Neither Jewish nor Roman culture embraced homosexuality as we do. Feminism
and Male Homosexuality In his book, Wrestling with God and Men:
Homosexuality in the Jewish Tradition,” Steven Greenberg discusses at length
what he considers to be the main rationales for the Orthodox Jewish prohibition
against homosexuality. One of these, 'Humiliation and Violence', strikes us as
particularly important, because it connects the two revoluti ..."
The Birth of Doubt Confronting Uncertainty in Early Rabbinic Literature (Brown Judaic Studies 366) von MosheHalbertal Paperback, Veröffentlicht 2020 von Brown Judaic Studies 2020-04 ISBN-13: 978-1-951498-75-7, ISBN: 1-951498-75-5
"Liberties - A Journal of Culture and Politics features new essays and poetry from some of today's best writers and artists, along with introducing new talent, to inspire and impact the intellectual and creative lifeblood of culture and ..."
The Birth of Doubt Confronting Uncertainty in Early Rabbinic Literature (Brown Judaic Studies 366) (Brown Judiac Studies, 366) von MosheHalbertal Paperback, 250 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2020 von Brown Judaic Studies ISBN-13: 978-1-951498-76-4, ISBN: 1-951498-76-3
"In his latest book, Moshe Halbertal focuses on examining the point of origin of the study of uncertainty in early rabbinic literature, including the Mishnah, Tosefta, and halakhic midrashim."
Maimonides to 25; Pages:26 to 50; Pages:51 to 75; Pages:76 to 100; Pages:101 to 125; Pages:126 to 150; Pages:151 to 175; Pages:176 to 200; Pages:201 to 225; Pages:226 to 250; Pages:251 to 275; Pages:276 to 300; Pages:301 to 325; Pages:326 to 350; Pages:351 to 375; Pages:376 to 398 von MosheHalbertal 398 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 1900 ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-9832-9, ISBN: 1-4008-9832-3
"Power in the Biblical Book of Samuel Moshe Halbertal, Stephen Holmes. Assyria
and Babylonia: ... Peter machinist has provided an illuminating list of critical
statements on the failures of kings to comply with the standards that they were
expected to respect in his article “hosea and the Ambiguity of Kingship in Ancient
Israel,” in Constituting the Community Studies on the Polity of Ancient Israel, In
Honor of Dean MacBride Jr, edi ..."
Maimonides Life and Thought von MosheHalbertal, Joel Linsider Paperback, 400 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2015 von Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-16566-0, ISBN: 0-691-16566-1
"A comprehensive and accessible account of the life and thought of Judaism's most celebrated philosopherMaimonides was the greatest Jewish philosopher and legal scholar of the medieval period, a towering figure who has had a profound and lasting influence on Jewish law, philosophy, and religious consciousness. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to his life and work, revealing how his philosophical sensibility ..."
On Sacrifice(Reprint) von MosheHalbertal Paperback, 152 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2015 von Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-16330-7, ISBN: 0-691-16330-8
"The idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love. On Sacrifice also looks at the place of self-sacrifice within ethical life and at the complex role of sacrifice as both a n ..."
"L'idea e la pratica del sacrificio hanno una funzione profonda nella religione, nell'etica e nella politica. In questo libro, il filosofo Moshe Halbertal esplora il significato e le implicazioni del sacrificio sviluppando una teoria del sacrificio come offerta e analizzando la relazione tra il sacrificio, il rituale, la violenza e l'amore. Il saggio esamina anche la posizione del sacrificio di sé all'interno della vita etica e il ruolo ..."
Maimonides(1st Edition) Life and Thought von MosheHalbertal, Joel A. Linsider Hardcover, 400 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2013 von Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15851-8, ISBN: 0-691-15851-7
"Maimonides was the greatest Jewish philosopher and legal scholar of the medieval period, a towering figure who has had a profound and lasting influence on Jewish law, philosophy, and religious consciousness. This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to his life and work, revealing how his philosophical sensibility and outlook informed his interpretation of Jewish tradition. Moshe Halbertal vividly describes ..."
Maimonides Life and Thought von MosheHalbertal Veröffentlicht 2013 ISBN-13: 978-1-306-07081-2, ISBN: 1-306-07081-3
On Sacrifice(2nd Edition) von MosheHalbertal Hardcover, 152 Seiten, Veröffentlicht 2012 von Princeton University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-691-15285-1, ISBN: 0-691-15285-3
"The idea and practice of sacrifice play a profound role in religion, ethics, and politics. In this brief book, philosopher Moshe Halbertal explores the meaning and implications of sacrifice, developing a theory of sacrifice as an offering and examining the relationship between sacrifice, ritual, violence, and love. On Sacrifice also looks at the place of self-sacrifice within ethical life and at the complex role of sacrifice as both a n ..."