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This volume contains papers from the third symposium held by the
University of Tel Aviv, Israel, and the Ruhr University, Bochum,
Germany, with the aim of furthering dialogue between Jewish and
Christian biblical scholars. The papers examine the ways in which
political issues and events are reflected in the Bible and in the
postbiblical literature, the term 'theopolitics' expressing the
conviction of both communities that the politics of human life have
always been and continue to be subject to the rule and providence
of God. The hope of the symposium is that through examination of
the ways in which Jews and Christians have reflected upon political
and ethical theories there may arise new possibilities for better
mutual understanding.
This volume brings together Jewish and Christian scholars with
perspectives on Creation in the Bible (Tanakh, Old Testament, New
Testament), in ancient Egypt and Israel, and at Qumran, as well as
contemporary theological, philosophical and political issues raised
by the biblical, Jewish and Christian concepts of creation.
The existence of evil in the world represents one of the most
complex problems for those who believe in God. Here, a range of
Jewish and Christian contributors examine the issue of evil in the
Bible and its impact on Judaism and Christianity from a variety of
perspectives. For example, how has Jewish mysticism explained evil,
and what were Luther's thoughts on the topic? The dialogue between
specialists from different fields allows a broad overview of this
problematic issue.
This book continues a series of volumes containing the papers read
at an annual conference held in turn by Tel Aviv and Bochum in the
course of a co-operation between the Lester and Sally Entin Faculty
of Humanities, Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies, the
Department of Bible of Tel Aviv University and the Faculty of
Protestant Theology in the University of the Ruhr, Bochum, since
1985. As a collection the book focuses on the important role
religious views have played in critical moments during Jewish and
Christian history. It argues for the significance that the role
religious beliefs play in political and economic decision-making
and the formation of worldviews; as well as demonstrating common
convictions held by both Jewish and Christians that can be used as
a foundation to find similar answers to actual problems. Focusing
on the conference held in March 2005 at Tel Aviv, the book contains
a collected biography of the literature quoted as well as a list of
standard abbreviations.
This collection of papers arrives from the eighth annual symposium
between the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies of Tel Aviv
University and the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University
of Ruhr, Bochum held in Bochum, June 2007. The general theme of the
Decalogue was examined in its various uses by both Jewish and
Christian traditions throughout the centuries to the present. Three
papers deal with the origin of the Decalogue: Yair Hoffman on the
rare mentioning of the Decalogue in the Hebrew Bible outside the
Torah; E. L. Greenstein considers that already A. ibn Ezra doubted
that God himself spoke in the Ten Commandments and states that more
likely their rhetoric indicates it was Moses who proclaimed the
Decalogue; A. Bar-Tour speaks about the cognitive aspects of the
Decalogue revelation story and its frame. The second part considers
the later use of the Decalogue: G. Nebe describes its use with
Paul; P. Wick discusses the symbolic radicalization of two
commandments in James and the Sermon on the Mount; A. Oppenheimer
explains the removal of the Decalogue from the daily Shem'a prayer
as a measure against the minim's claim of a higher religious
importance of the Decalogue compared to the Torah; W. Geerlings
examines Augustine's quotations of the Decalogue; H. Reventlow
depicts its central place in Luther's catechisms; Y. Yacobson
discusses its role with Hasidism. The symposium closes with papers
on systematic themes: C. Frey follows a possible way to legal
universalism; G. Thomas describes the Decalogue as an "Ethics of
Risk"; F. H. Beyer/M. Waltemathe seek an educational perspective.
Halachic Repercussions of the Modern World
This collection of papers arrives from the eighth annual symposium
between the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies of Tel Aviv
University and the Faculty of Protestant Theology of the University
of Ruhr, Bochum held in Bochum, June 2007. The general theme of the
Decalogue was examined in its various uses by both Jewish and
Christian traditions throughout the centuries to the present. Three
papers deal with the origin of the Decalogue: Yair Hoffman on the
rare mentioning of the Decalogue in the Hebrew Bible outside the
Torah; E. L. Greenstein considers that already A. ibn Ezra doubted
that God himself spoke in the Ten Commandments and states that more
likely their rhetoric indicates it was Moses who proclaimed the
Decalogue; A. Bar-Tour speaks about the cognitive aspects of the
Decalogue revelation story and its frame. The second part considers
the later use of the Decalogue: G. Nebe describes its use with
Paul; P. Wick discusses the symbolic radicalization of two
commandments in James and the Sermon on the Mount; A. Oppenheimer
explains the removal of the Decalogue from the daily Shem'a prayer
as a measure against the minim's claim of a higher religious
importance of the Decalogue compared to the Torah; W. Geerlings
examines Augustine's quotations of the Decalogue; H. Reventlow
depicts its central place in Luther's catechisms; Y. Yacobson
discusses its role with Hasidism. The symposium closes with papers
on systematic themes: C. Frey follows a possible way to legal
universalism; G. Thomas describes the Decalogue as an Ethics of
Risk; F. H. Beyer/M. Waltemathe seek an educational perspective.
A Book on the Jewish laws of Family Purity.
This volume publishes the symposium papers of a joint conference
held in Bochum, Germay in 1990 between the University of Tel Aviv,
Israel, and the University of the Ruhr, Bochum. The aim of the
conference was to show that the close cooperation of Jewish and
Christian biblical scholars can help both sides to a deeper
understanding of their common biblical heritage. This collection
focuses in particular on the theme of 'Justice and Righteousness'.
This volume is also a Festschrift for Benjamin Uffenheimer, who was
instrumental in forming the symposium.
The main methodological thesis of this study is that the book of
Job, more than any other book in the Bible, should be treated as an
artistic work in which form and content cannot be separated. Hence,
a good acquaintance with the literary aspects of the book,
including its relations with other ancient Near Eastern texts, is a
precondition to the understanding of its theology. The deep
structure of the book is that of a catalogue-which is a key to
understanding its approach to the problem of theodicy. The
difficult language of Job is scrutinized, and is proved to be an
original and immanent characteristic of the book. A synthesis of
the literary, linguistic and theological characteristics of Job
leads to its paradoxical-not absurd-definition as 'a blemished
perfection'.
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