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Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah

Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah

by Kudin, Andrew V
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What does knowledge demand of the person who possesses it?

Jewish philosophy and Kabbalah are often assigned to separate worlds-one ruled by argument, the other by symbol, ritual, and hidden tradition. Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah restores them to their shared intellectual history.

From the Hebrew Bible, Philo, Saadia Gaon, Judah Halevi, Maimonides, and Spinoza to the Bahir, the Zohar, the kabbalists of Safed, and modern Jewish thought, Andrew V. Kudin traces a continuing struggle over revelation, law, knowledge, and human responsibility.

Philosophers and kabbalists faced the same burden: knowledge changes the person who possesses it. A conclusion about God reshapes prayer. An interpretation of Scripture alters conduct. A commandment binds the body; mystical intention reaches into the structure of the divine world. The clearer the sight, the heavier the demand.

Grounded in historical evidence, this book distinguishes documented transmission from superficial resemblance and follows Jewish thought through its encounters with Greek philosophy, Islam, Christianity, and modernity.

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Pub dateJul 27, 2026
ISBN-101971325481
ISBN-139781971325484
LanguageEnglish
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