The philosophy of Hebrew scripture
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Yoram Hazony
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781107003170; 9780521176675
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Philosophy; Bible; Narration in the Bible; Jewish philosophy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: beyond reason and revelation; title: Pt. I. Reading Hebrew scripture; title: Ch. 1. The structure of the Hebrew Bible; title: Ch. 2. What is the purpose of the Hebrew Bible?; title: Ch. 3. How does the Bible make arguments of a general nature?; title: The philosophy of Hebrew scripture: five studies; title: Ch. 4. The ethics of a shepherd; title: Ch. 5. The history of Israel, Genesis-kings: a political philosophy; title: Ch. 6. Jeremiah and the problem of knowing; title: Ch. 7. Truth and being in Hebrew scripture; title: Ch. 8. Jerusalem and carthage; title: Pt. III. Conclusion; title: Ch. 9. God's speech after reason and revelation; title: Appendix: what is "reason"? some preliminary remarks.