UID:
almahu_9949297111802882
Format:
1 online resource (XXVI, 558 p.)
ISBN:
9783110741087
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9783110750720
Series Statement:
Studia Judaica : Forschungen zur Wissenschaft des Judentums , 116
Content:
With exacting scholarship and fecund analysis, Manuel Oliveira probes through the lens of Martin Buber (1878-1965) the theological and political ambiguities of Israel's divine election. These ambiguities became especially pronounced with the emergence of Zionism. Wary, indeed, alarmed by the tendency of some of his fellow Zionists to conflate divine chosenness with nationalism, Buber sought to secure the theological significance of election by both steering Zionism from hypertrophic nationalism and by a sustained program to revalorize what he called alternately "Hebrew Humanism." As Oliveira demonstrates, Buber viewed the idea of election teleologically, espousing a universal mission of Israel, which effectively calls upon Zionism to align its political and cultural project to universal objectives. Thus, in addressing a Zionist congress, he rhetorically asked, "What then is this spirit of Israel of which you are speaking? It is the spirit of fulfillment. Fulfillment of what? Fulfillment of the simple truth that man has been created for a purpose (.) Our purpose is the upbuilding of peace (.) And that is its spirit, the spirit of Israel (.) the people of Israel was charged to lead the way to righteousness and justice."
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Acknowledgements --
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Foreword --
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Preface --
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Introduction --
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PART ONE - Rabbinic and Biblical Background --
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1 From Divine Election to Self-Deification --
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2 Biblical Background: 'Particularism' vs. 'Universalism,' or Exemplary Uniqueness? --
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3 Revelation to Moses at Sinai: Exodus 3 --
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4 Israel at Sinai --
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5 The Book of Deuteronomy --
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PART TWO - The Modern Period --
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6 Foundations of a Völkisch Movement --
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7 Passion for Land and Volk: The Threat of Neo-Romanticism --
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8 Ecclesia Triumphans and the Silent Servant --
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9 The Jewish Task in World History --
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10 Towards the End: A Center Without a Center --
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Epilogue --
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Bibliography --
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Index
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
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DG Ebook Package English 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110750720
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DG Plus DeG Package 2021 Part 1, De Gruyter, 9783110750706
In:
EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English, De Gruyter, 9783110754001
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EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021, De Gruyter, 9783110753776
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110741186
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110740745
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
DOI:
10.1515/9783110741087
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110741087
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110741087
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110741087
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110741087
