The philosophy of Hebrew scripture / Yoram Hazony. [print]

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Hazony, Yoram [Author]

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9781107003170
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BS1186.H431.P455 2012
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Contents:

The structure of the Hebrew Bible -- What is the purpose of the Hebrew Bible? -- How does the Bible make arguments of a general nature?

The ethics of a shepherd -- The history of Israel, Genesis-Kings: A political philosophy -- Jeremiah and the problem of knowing -- Truth and being in the Hebrew Bible -- Jerusalem and Carthage: reason and faith in Hebrew scripture

God's speech after reason and revelation

Subject: What if the Hebrew Bible wasn't meant to be read as "revelation"? What if it's not really about miracles or the afterlife, but about how to lead our lives in this world? The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture proposes a new framework for reading the Bible. It shows how biblical authors used narrative and prophetic oratory to advance universal arguments about ethics, political philosophy, and metaphysics. It offers bold new studies of biblical narratives and prophetic poetry, transforming forever our understanding of what the stories of Abel, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and David, and the speeches of Isaiah and Jeremiah, were meant to teach. The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture assumes no belief in God or other religious commitment. It assumes no previous background in Bible. It is free of disciplinary jargon. Open the door to a book you never knew existed. You'll never read the Bible the same way again. --

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INTRODUCTION: BEYOND REASON AND REVELATION

PART I. READING HEBREW SCRIPTURE -- The structure of the Hebrew Bible -- What is the purpose of the Hebrew Bible? -- How does the Bible make arguments of a general nature?

PART II. THE PHILOSOPHY OF HEBREW SCRIPTURE: FIVE STUDIES -- The ethics of a shepherd -- The history of Israel, Genesis-Kings: A political philosophy -- Jeremiah and the problem of knowing -- Truth and being in the Hebrew Bible -- Jerusalem and Carthage: reason and faith in Hebrew scripture

PART III. CONCLUSION -- God's speech after reason and revelation

APPENDIX: WHAT IS "REASON"? SOME PRELIMINARY REMARKS.

What if the Hebrew Bible wasn't meant to be read as "revelation"? What if it's not really about miracles or the afterlife, but about how to lead our lives in this world? The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture proposes a new framework for reading the Bible. It shows how biblical authors used narrative and prophetic oratory to advance universal arguments about ethics, political philosophy, and metaphysics. It offers bold new studies of biblical narratives and prophetic poetry, transforming forever our understanding of what the stories of Abel, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, and David, and the speeches of Isaiah and Jeremiah, were meant to teach. The Philosophy of Hebrew Scripture assumes no belief in God or other religious commitment. It assumes no previous background in Bible. It is free of disciplinary jargon. Open the door to a book you never knew existed. You'll never read the Bible the same way again. --

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