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Author Weiss, Shira, 1978- author

Title Joseph Albo on free choice : exegetical innovation in medieval Jewish philosophy / Shira Weiss
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (218 pages)
Contents Cover; Joseph Albo on Free Choice; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Medieval Conceptions of Free Choice; 3. The Binding of Isaac; 4. The Hardening of Pharaoh's Heart; 5. The Book of Job; 6. The Choice of Israel; 7. Responsa; 8. Conclusion; Appendix: Translation of Full Text of Albo's Responsum; Bibliography; Scriptural and Rabbinic References; Index
Summary Joseph Albo on Free Choice discovers unsuspected philosophical originality in the interpretations of biblical narrative found in Joseph Albo's Book of Principles. Free choice, a significant topic during a historical period of religious coercion, emerges as a conceptual theme throughout his work
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 09, 2017)
Subject Albo, Joseph, active 15th century. Sefer ʻiḳarim.
SUBJECT Sefer ʻiḳarim (Albo, Joseph) fast
Subject Philosophy, Medieval.
Free will and determinism -- Biblical teaching.
RELIGION -- Judaism -- General.
Free will and determinism -- Biblical teaching
Philosophy, Medieval
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016056600
ISBN 9780190684457
0190684453
9780190684433
0190684437