An adventure in contemporary theology addressing the akedah (the binding or sacrifice of Isaac) inspired by Kierkegaard and by the Hasidim, especially Rabbi Nachman of Breslav and Rabbi Mordechai Joseph Leiner of Izbica. Gellman presents his version of Kierkegaard and compares and contrasts this with Hasidic thinkers. He then proceeds to employ Kierkegaardian and Hasidic themes to develop a contemporary reading of the story, and, in contrast, presents an understanding of the akedah from Sarah's point of view. Aiming to appeal to a wide range of readers interested in existentialism, Hasidism, Christian thought, and feminist thought, Jerome Gellman illustrates the richness in Kierkegaard and Hasidic writings on the akedah.
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In the nineteenth century, in Judaism and Christianity there occurred two particularly significant turns to 'inwardness'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sacrificial consciousness, akedah story, ninth verse, existentialist interpretation, teleological suspension, weekly portion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reb Nachman, Rabbi Leiner, Genesis Rabbah, Gospel of Sufferings, Babylonian Talmud, Children of Israel, Rabbi of Izbica, Mordecai Joseph, Sacrificial Man, Holy Temple, Land of Israel, Mei Ha-shiloah, Rosh Hashanah, Christian Testament, Abraham One, Father Abraham, Hasidic Master, Hebrew Bible, Izbicer Rebbe, Kierkegaard's Abraham, Midrash Tanhuma, High Priest, Ronald Green, Baal Shem Tov, Isaac of Volozhin New!
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In the nineteenth century, in Judaism and Christianity there occurred two particularly significant turns to 'inwardness'. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sacrificial consciousness, akedah story, ninth verse, existentialist interpretation, teleological suspension, weekly portion Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reb Nachman, Rabbi Leiner, Genesis Rabbah, Gospel of Sufferings, Babylonian Talmud, Children of Israel, Rabbi of Izbica, Mordecai Joseph, Sacrificial Man, Holy Temple, Land of Israel, Mei Ha-shiloah, Rosh Hashanah, Christian Testament, Abraham One, Father Abraham, Hasidic Master, Hebrew Bible, Izbicer Rebbe, Kierkegaard's Abraham, Midrash Tanhuma, High Priest, Ronald Green, Baal Shem Tov, Isaac of Volozhin New!
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- Fear and Trembling (Penguin Classics) by Soren Kierkegaard on 28 pages
- Gospel of Sufferings (Library of Theological Translations) by Søren Kierkegaard on 8 pages
- The Sickness Unto Death: A Christian Psychological Exposition For Upbuilding And Awakening (Kierkegaard's Writings, Vol 19) (v. 19) by Soren Kierkegaard on page 36, and Back Matter
- Religion within the Limits of Reason Alone (Torchbooks) by Immanuel Kant on page 28, and Back Matter
- Patterns of Thought in Africa and the West: Essays on Magic, Religion and Science by Robin Horton in Front Matter, and Back Matter
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