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Theology and Poetry: Studies in the Medieval Piyyut (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization)

Jakob J. Petuchowski

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Description:Petuchowski's Theology and Poetry is a unique contribution to Jewish thought and Jewish literature. It is the first-and to this day, the only-discussion of the religious message of the poetry composed for the synagogue by poets who were active during a period of more than a millennium. Petuchowski explores ten representative poems from this great body of literature through translations and explications that are sensitive both to the poems' theological and poetic values. These explications restore liturgical poetry to its rightful role as a repository of Jewish religious thought and experience and point the way to important future research. The book is essential reading for a fuller understanding of Jewish thought and worship.' Ray Scheindlin In the Middle Ages, unconventional theological views were often expressed in poetic form. Jakob Petuchowski provides parallel texts of ten medieval theological poems in the standard liturgy that express unconventional and daring theologicalideas, each with a commentary on the poem and its author, and a survey of Jewish thought on its particular theme.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Theology and Poetry: Studies in the Medieval Piyyut (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization). To get started finding Theology and Poetry: Studies in the Medieval Piyyut (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Petuchowski's Theology and Poetry is a unique contribution to Jewish thought and Jewish literature. It is the first-and to this day, the only-discussion of the religious message of the poetry composed for the synagogue by poets who were active during a period of more than a millennium. Petuchowski explores ten representative poems from this great body of literature through translations and explications that are sensitive both to the poems' theological and poetic values. These explications restore liturgical poetry to its rightful role as a repository of Jewish religious thought and experience and point the way to important future research. The book is essential reading for a fuller understanding of Jewish thought and worship.' Ray Scheindlin In the Middle Ages, unconventional theological views were often expressed in poetic form. Jakob Petuchowski provides parallel texts of ten medieval theological poems in the standard liturgy that express unconventional and daring theologicalideas, each with a commentary on the poem and its author, and a survey of Jewish thought on its particular theme.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Theology and Poetry: Studies in the Medieval Piyyut (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization). To get started finding Theology and Poetry: Studies in the Medieval Piyyut (The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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