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BL
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955183
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b709553
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Seeskin, Kenneth,1947-
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Searching for a distant God : : the legacy of Maimonides /\ Kenneth Seeskin.
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2000.
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1 online resource (xii, 252 pages)
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| ISBN
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0195344081
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: 1280530464
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: 1429403632
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: 9780195344080
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: 9781280530463
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: 9781429403634
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019512846X
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9780195128468
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-241) and index.
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| Contents
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The urge to philosophize -- The challenge of monotheism -- Speaking of and to God -- The problem of creation -- Imitatio Dei -- Monotheism and freedom -- Popular religion and a personal God -- Appendix: esotericism and the limits of knowledge: a critique of Strauss.
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Monotheism is usually considered Judaism's greatest contribution to world culture, but it is far from clear what monotheism is. This work examines the notion that monotheism is not so much a claim about the number of God as a claim about the nature of God. Seeskin argues that the idea of a God who is separate from his creation and unique is not just an abstraction but a suitable basis for worship. He examines this conclusion in the contexts of prayer, creation, sabbath observance, repentance, religious freedom and love of God. Maimonides plays a central role in the argument both because of his importance to Jewish self-understanding and because he deals with the question of how philosophic ideas are embodied in religious ritual.
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Maimonides, Moses,1135-1204-- Religion.
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Maimonides, Moses,1135-1204.
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God (Judaism)-- History of doctrines.
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Jewish philosophy.
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God (Judaism)-- History of doctrines.
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Jewish philosophy.
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RELIGION-- Judaism-- Theology.
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Religion.
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Monotheïsme.
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296.3/11/092
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BM610.S38 2000eb
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