The Gift of the Land and the Fate of the Canaanites in Jewish Thought

TRAMA

The gift of the land of Israel by God is an essential element in Jewish identity, religiously and politically. That the gift came at the expense of the local Canaanites has stimulated deep reflections and heated debate in Jewish literature, from the creation of the Bible to the twenty-first century. Israel and Canaan offers nineteen essays on this moral dilemma by renowned international experts in the history of Jewish thought. The essays examine the theological, ethical, and political issues connected with the gift and with the fate of the Canaanites, focusing on classical Jewish texts and major Jewish commentators, legal thinkers, and philosophers from ancient times to the present. The volume sheds light on Jewish exegetical and intellectual creativity in developing interpretive and philosophical strategies to cope with the problem, and will enable a greater understanding of the long history of Jewish reflection on the issue of Israel's sovereignty over the land and its relationship with non-Jewish inhabitants.

NOTE EDITORE

This volume of essays presents a compelling and comprehensive analysis of the intriguing issue of the gift of the land of Israel and the fate of the Canaanites as presented in diverse biblical sources. Jewish thought has long grappled with the moral and theological implications and challenges of this issue. Innovative interpretive strategies and philosophical reflections were offered, modified, and sometimes rejected over the centuries. Leading contemporary scholars follow these threads of interpretation offered by Jewish thinkers from antiquity to modern times.

AUTORE

Katell Berthelot is Associate Professor at The National Center for Scientific Research, Aix-Marseille University. Joseph David is Senior Lecturer at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Sapir Academic College, Associate Faculty Member of Oriental Studies, The University of Oxford, and Research Fellow at the Minerva Humanities Center, TAU, and The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute. Marc Hirshman is Mandel Professor of Jewish Education at The Melton Centre for Jewish Education, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Director of the Institute for Research on the Land of Israel, Yad Izhak Ben Zvi.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780199959808
• Dimensioni: 163 x 25.4 x 236 mm Ø 800 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 480