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This book explores the philosophy of love through the thought and
life of Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph. Readers of the Talmud are
introduced to Rabbi Akiva through the iconic story of his love for
his wife Rachel. From this starting point, Naftali Rothenberg
conducts a thorough examination of the harmonious approach to love
in the obstacle-laden context of human reality. Discussing the
deterioration of passion into simple lust, the ability to contend
with suffering and death, and so forth, Rothenberg addresses the
deepest and most pressing questions about human love. The readings
and observations offered here allow readers to acquire the wisdom
of love-not merely as an assemblage of theoretical arguments and
abstract statements, but as an analysis of the internal
contradictions and difficulties revealed in the context of attempts
to realize and implement harmonious love.
This book explores the philosophy of love through the thought and
life of Rabbi Akiva ben Joseph. Readers of the Talmud are
introduced to Rabbi Akiva through the iconic story of his love for
his wife Rachel. From this starting point, Naftali Rothenberg
conducts a thorough examination of the harmonious approach to love
in the obstacle-laden context of human reality. Discussing the
deterioration of passion into simple lust, the ability to contend
with suffering and death, and so forth, Rothenberg addresses the
deepest and most pressing questions about human love. The readings
and observations offered here allow readers to acquire the wisdom
of love-not merely as an assemblage of theoretical arguments and
abstract statements, but as an analysis of the internal
contradictions and difficulties revealed in the context of attempts
to realize and implement harmonious love.
The Wisdom of Love strives to challenge the discrepancy between the
way source texts relate to love and the way they are perceived to
do so, introducing readers to the extensive, profound, and
significant treatment of love in the Jewish canon. This is a book
about love, not its repression; it is an opportunity to study the
wisdom of love, not those who lack such wisdom and are unlikely to
ever acquire it. The Wisdom of Love brings about not only a change
in perception recognizing the existence of the wisdom of love per
se but also the realization that this wisdom is the very foundation
of religious wisdom as a whole, rather than a peripheral branch of
it. All love derives from a single source: love between man and
woman. It is from this source that all other manifestations of
love, such as love of God, love of wisdom, and love of one s
fellow, draw their meaning.
Wisdom of Love strives to challenge the discrepancy between the way
in which source texts relate to love and the way in which they are
perceived to do so, introducing readers to the extensive, profound
and significant treatment of love in the Jewish canon. This is a
book about love, not its repression; an opportunity to study the
wisdom of love, not those who lack such wisdom and are unlikely to
ever acquire it. Wisdom of Love brings about not only a change in
perception - recognizing the existence of the wisdom of love per se
- but also the realization, that this wisdom is the very foundation
of religious wisdom as a whole, rather than a peripheral branch of
it. All love derives from a single source: love between man and
woman. It is from this source that all other manifestations of
love, such as love of God, love of wisdom, love of one's fellow,
draw their meaning.
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