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Paradoxes in God's Garden: Jewish Philosophy and the Edenic Narrative

Paradoxes in God's Garden: Jewish Philosophy and the Edenic Narrative

Bielik-Robson, Agata
Soltes, Ori Z.
Kohav, Alex S.

Hardcover

JudaismBible Studies

ISBN10: 166696980X
ISBN13: 9781666969801
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Nov 18 2024
Pages: 244
Weight: 1.10
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This edited collection offers new perspectives on perceived paradoxes in Israel's religious heritage, with a particular focus on the Garden of Eden narrative and descriptions of Israel's God. The chapters examine a number of themes related to these paradoxes, including (1) knowledge versus life (referencing the two Edenic trees); (2) paradoxes pertaining to knowledge in the biblical versus Socratic traditions and the Platonic good versus the apparent eschewing of the good-evil dichotomy in Garden of Eden; (3) difficulties implicating finitude versus infinity; (4) God's Edenic garden versus rabbinical orchard, or Pardes, the traditional fourfold manner of Torah interpretation; (5) the question of the Sôd, or secret esoteric stratum or narrative channel within the text of the Torah; (6) the issue of idolatry; (7) the nature of Israel's deity; (8) a comparative glimpse of the Israelite God vis-à-vis relevant Christian and Buddhist glosses on divinity; and (9) science-fictional explorations of the biblical exegesis discourse. The volume's contributors are based in Canada; England; Poland; Israel; and the United States.

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