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" Gersonides on providence, covenant, and the chosen people : "
by Robert Eisen.
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BL
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634745
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| Main Entry
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Eisen, Robert,1960-
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| Title & Author
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Gersonides on providence, covenant, and the chosen people : : a study in medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical commentary /\ by Robert Eisen.
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| Publication Statement
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Albany :: State University of New York Press,, c1995.
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| Series Statement
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SUNY series in Jewish philosophy
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xiv, 257 p. ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791423131
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: 9780791423134
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: 079142314X
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: 9780791423141
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-252) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- The philosophical background -- The covenant with Abraham -- From the slavery in Egypt to the conquest of Canaan -- The covenant at Sinai -- The Torah and esoteric discourse -- From the conquest of Canaan to the present exile -- The Messianic era -- The language of providence in Gersonides' biblical commentaries -- Conclusions.
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Levi ben Gershom,1288-1344.
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Jews-- Election, Doctrine of.
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Jewish philosophy.
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Philosophy, Medieval.
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B759.L44E38 1995
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