Hasdai Crescas on codification, cosmology, and creation the infinite God and the expanding Torah / by Ari Ackerman.
| Author/creator | Ackerman, Ari |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022] |
| Description | xii, 234 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Supplements to The journal of Jewish thought and philosophy, 1873-9008 ; volume 33 |
| Abstract | "This work focuses on the conception of God of the medieval Jewish philosopher and legal scholar, Hasdai Crescas (1340-1410/11). It demonstrates that Crescas' God is infinitely creative and good and explores the parallel that Crescas implicitly draws between God as creator and legislator, which is rooted in his understanding of the Deity as continuously involved in generative activity through the outpouring of goodness and love as manifest by multiple, simultaneous and successive worlds and a perpetually expanding Torah. It also reviews the Maimonidean background for Crescas' position and suggests that Crescas is countering Maimonides' stance that creation is limited to a single moment and Maimonides' notion of the Torah as perfect and immutable"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-229) and indexes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022018229 |
| ISBN | 9789004518643 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |