{"product_id":"evil-and-suffering-in-jewish-philosophy-paperback-9780521427227","title":"Evil and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy (Paperback) 9780521427227","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEvil and Suffering in Jewish Philosophy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOliver Leaman examines questions surrounding the suffering of the chosen people.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOliver Leaman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521427227, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 10 February 1997\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 15 x 3 cm, 0.355 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'An instructive and thought-provoking study, and a fine introduction for the non-specialist to the range of Jewish philosophical reflection.'  Rabbi Fred Morgan, The Expository Times\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe problems of evil and suffering have been extensively discussed in Jewish philosophy, and much of the discussion has centred on the Book of Job. In this study Oliver Leaman poses two questions: how can a powerful and caring deity allow terrible things to happen to obviously innocent people, and why have the Jewish people been so harshly treated throughout history, given their status as the chosen people? He explores these issues through an analysis of the views of Philo, Saadya, Maimonides, Gersonides, Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Hermann Cohen, Buber, Rosenzweig, and post-Holocaust thinkers, and suggests that a discussion of evil and suffering is really a discussion about our relationship with God.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Job\u003cbr\u003e 2. Philo\u003cbr\u003e 3. Saadya\u003cbr\u003e 4. Maimonides\u003cbr\u003e 5. Gersonides\u003cbr\u003e 6. Spinoza\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mendelssohn\u003cbr\u003e 8. Cohen\u003cbr\u003e 9. Buber\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Holocaust\u003cbr\u003e 11. Back to the Bible.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Judaism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Judaism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Judaism%20%5BHRJ%5D%22\"\u003eHRJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004712538392,"sku":"9780521427227","price":41.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521427227i_5394b6d4-cd87-4431-bf73-8b3c5f30744e.jpg?v=1691381671","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/evil-and-suffering-in-jewish-philosophy-paperback-9780521427227","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}