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- Features autobiographical as well as sophisticated philosophical and theological reflections on Genesis
- Draws on rabbinic tradition but extends these types of interpretations in novel, postmodern ways
- Provides a highly philosophically and theologically distinctive, fresh approach to an much examined text
Part of the book series: Radical Theologies and Philosophies (RADT)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Binding of Laughter
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Front Matter
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About this book
Reviews
“A Critical Theology of Genesis: The Non-Absolute God is an English-language translation of a Hebrew monograph … that offers theological commentary on Genesis 1-22. … Benyamini’s approach to Genesis is quite welcome and promising.” (Craig Evan Anderson,Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, April 24, 2019)
“A famous Talmud scholar once said that God was the most tragic character in the Hebrew Bible. But who is this tragic figure? Using psychoanalytic tools and an ear acutely sensitive to the multilayered language of the biblical text, Benyamini answers this question brilliantly. His brings the reader into the language of the text and the life-force that pulses beneath it.” (Shaul Magid, Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Chair in Jewish Studies Indiana University, USA)
“Benyamini practices a ‘soft’ approach to the first chapters of the Old Testament: a truly Freudian detailed reading attentive to small deviations and unexpected twists. The result is outstanding, full of perspicuous particular insights, and deployed around the leading idea of a non-absolute God, a God who is caught in the intricacies of his own activity. An instant classic!” (Slavoj Žižek, International Director, Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, UK)
“This book presents a sophisticated and highly innovative approach to its topic, drawing upon rabbinic tradition but extending that type of interpretation in a modern, even postmodern way. This is a valuable, well-written book that makes a strong contribution to the fields of biblical studies and theology (and possibly other fields as well).” (George Aichele, Professor Emeritus, Adrian College, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
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Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and University of Haifa, Givataim, Israel
Itzhak Benyamini
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Critical Theology of Genesis
Book Subtitle: The Non-Absolute God
Authors: Itzhak Benyamini
Series Title: Radical Theologies and Philosophies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59509-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59508-9Published: 02 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95542-8Published: 21 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59509-6Published: 01 October 2016
Series ISSN: 2634-663X
Series E-ISSN: 2634-6648
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 159
Topics: Biblical Studies, Philosophy of Religion, Religious Studies, general, Christianity, Judaism