Translation of Hasdai Crescas's Or Adonai (Light of the Lord), A 14th-Century Work on the Philosophy of Religion

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Roslyn E. Weiss
Lehigh University (Bethlehem, PA 18015-3027)

A translation into English of the complete Hebrew classic medieval work, Or Adonai (Light of the Lord), by the 14th Century Jewish philosopher, Hasdai Crescas. This is a work of astounding breadth and depth, rivaling in its scope and brilliance its justly famous precursor, Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed. It treats a host of challenging issues in the philosophy of religion, including: the origin of the universe, the nature of God, the relationship between God and the world, free will, divine providence, prophecy, and the soul and immortality. It has influenced such philosophers as Pico della Mirandola and Spinoza.

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Light of the Lord (Or Hashem) (Book)
Title: Light of the Lord (Or Hashem)
Author: Hasdai Crescas
Abstract: This book is the first complete English translation of Hasdai Crescas's Light of the Lord, widely acknowledged as a seminal work of medieval Jewish philosophy and second in importance only to Maimonides' Guide of the Perplexed. In it Crescas takes on not only Maimonides but, through him, Aristotle, and challenges views of physics and metaphysics that had become entrenched in medieval thought. Once the Aristotelian underpinnings of medieval thought are dislodged, Crescas introduces alternative physical views and reinstates the classical Jewish God as a God of love and benefaction rather than a self-intellecting intellect. The end for humankind then is to become attached in love to the God of love through devoted service.
Year: 2018
Primary URL: https://www.worldcat.org/title/light-of-the-lord-or-hashem/oclc/1064683834
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Type: Translation
ISBN: 9780198724896
Translator: Roslyn Weiss
Copy sent to NEH?: Yes

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