The Hebrew Bible And Philosophy Of Religion (sbl - Resources For Biblical Study)
by Jaco Gericke /
2012 / English / PDF
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This study pioneers the use of philosophy of religion in the study
of the Hebrew Bible. After identifying the need for a legitimate
philosophical approach to Israelite religion, the volume traces the
history of interdisciplinary relations and shows how descriptive
varieties of philosophy of religion can aid the clarification of
the Hebrew Bibles own metaphysical, epistemological, and moral
assumptions. Two new interpretative methodologies are developed and
subsequently applied through an introduction to what the biblical
texts took for granted about the nature of religious language, the
concept of deity, the properties of Yhwh, the existence of gods,
religious epistemology, and the relation between religion and
morality.
This study pioneers the use of philosophy of religion in the study
of the Hebrew Bible. After identifying the need for a legitimate
philosophical approach to Israelite religion, the volume traces the
history of interdisciplinary relations and shows how descriptive
varieties of philosophy of religion can aid the clarification of
the Hebrew Bibles own metaphysical, epistemological, and moral
assumptions. Two new interpretative methodologies are developed and
subsequently applied through an introduction to what the biblical
texts took for granted about the nature of religious language, the
concept of deity, the properties of Yhwh, the existence of gods,
religious epistemology, and the relation between religion and
morality.