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The Love of God : Divine Gift, Human Gratitude, and Mutual Faithfulness in Judaism /

The love of God is perhaps the most essential element in Judaism-but also one of the most confounding. In biblical and rabbinic literature, the obligation to love God appears as a formal commandment. Yet most people today think of love as a feeling. How can an emotion be commanded? How could one eve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Levenson, Jon D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Edición:Pilot project. eBook available to selected US libraries only
Colección:Library of Jewish Ideas ; 8
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • A Note on Transliteration from Hebrew
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. A Covenantal Love
  • 2. Heart, Soul, and Might
  • 3. The Once and Future Romance
  • 4. The Consummation of the Spiritual Life
  • 5. "Because He has sold Himself to us with the Torah"
  • Notes
  • Index of Primary Sources
  • Index of Modern Authors