Understanding YHWH by Hillel Ben-Sasson (.PDF)
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Understanding YHWH: The Name of God in Biblical, Rabbinic, and Medieval Jewish Thought by Hillel Ben-Sasson
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Overview: This book unlocks the Jewish theology of YHWH in three central stages of Jewish thought: the Hebrew bible, rabbinic literature, and medieval philosophy and mysticism. Providing a single conceptual key adapted from the philosophical debate on proper names, the book paints a dynamic picture of YHWH’s meanings over a spectrum of periods and genres, portraying an evolving interaction between two theological motivations: the wish to speak about God and the wish to speak to Him. Through this investigation, the book shows how Jews interpreted God`s name in attempt to map the human-God relation, and to determine the measure of possibility for believers to realize a divine presence in their midst, through language.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Faith, Beliefs & Philosophy
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