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Searching for a Distant God : the Legacy of Maimonides.

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 Godw...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Seeskin, Kenneth
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cary : Oxford University Press, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Abbreviations; One. The Urge to Philosophize; Two. The Challenge of Monotheism; Three. Speaking of and to God; Four. The Problem of Creation; Five. Imitatio Dei; Six. Monotheism and Freedom; Seven. Popular Religion and a Personal God; Appendix: Esotericism and the Limits of Knowledge: A Critique of Strauss; Notes; Bibliography; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Index of Principal Sources. 
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