The beginning of the world in Renaissance Jewish thought : Ma'aseh bereshit in Italian Jewish philosophy and kabbalah, 1492-1535 /

The beginning of the world in Renaissance Jewish thought : Ma'aseh bereshit in Italian Jewish philosophy and kabbalah, 1492-1535 /

In The Beginning of the World in Renaissance Jewish Thought , Brian Ogren offers a deep analysis of late fifteenth century Italian Jewish thought concerning the creation of the world and the beginning of time. Ogren's book is the very first to seriously juxtapose the thought of the great Jewish...

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Main Author: Ogren, Brian.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill. c2016.

Series: Supplements to The Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy 27.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303812.

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Allemanno, Johanan ben Isaac, > approximately 1435-approximately 1504 > Criticism and interpretation.
Abravanel, Isaac, > 1437-1508 > Criticism and interpretation.
León, > Hebreo, > approximately 1460- > Criticism and interpretation.
Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni, > 1463-1494 > Criticism and interpretation.
Creation > Early works to 1800.
Jewish philosophy > Italy > History > 15th century.
Jewish philosophy > Italy > History > 16th century.
Cabala > Italy > History > 15th century.
Cabala > Italy > History > 16th century.
Creation in rabbinical literature.

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Call Number: BS651

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction: In the Beginning
  • 1 On the Wisdom of Language-Yohanan Alemanno on the Word of God and the Simulacrum of Creation
  • 2 On the Wisdom of Christ-Giovanni Pico della Mirandola on the Truth of the Son and the Creation of the World
  • 3 On the Wisdom of Angels-Isaac Abravanel on the Separate Intellects, Bodies, and the Garments of Creation
  • 4 On the Wisdom of Beauty-Leone Ebreo on Art and Creation
  • 5 Hylomorphic Time-Yohanan Alemanno on Form, Matter, and the Days of Creation
  • 6 Edifices and Days-Giovanni Pico della Mirandola on Formation, Teshuvah, and the Return to Christ
  • 7 Ex-Nihilo Creation-Isaac Abravanel on the Formation of the World, Evil, and Peace
  • 8 Chaos and Divine Spirit-Leone Ebreo on Greek Mythology, Jewish Lore, and the Gendered Creation of the Universe
  • Concluding Remarks: On Sources and Influences in Relation to "The Beginning"
  • Bibliography
  • Index.