Religious Responses to Political Crises in Jewish and Christian Tradition
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Religious Responses to Political Crises in Jewish and Christian Tradition
By (Author) Henning Graf Reventlow
Edited by Professor Yair Hoffman
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
T.& T.Clark Ltd
6th August 2008
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Religious social and pastoral thought and activity
Judaism
296.38209
Physical Properties
Hardback
188
300g
Description
This book continues a series of volumes containing the papers read at an annual conference held in turn by Tel Aviv and Bochum in the course of a co-operation between the Lester and Sally Entin Faculty of Humanities, Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies, the Department of Bible of Tel Aviv University and the Faculty of Protestant Theology in the University of the Ruhr, Bochum, since 1985. As a collection the book focuses on the important role religious views have played in critical moments during Jewish and Christian history. It argues for the significance that the role religious beliefs play in political and economic decision-making and the formation of worldviews; as well as demonstrating common convictions held by both Jewish and Christians that can be used as a foundation to find similar answers to actual problems. Focusing on the conference held in March 2005 at Tel Aviv, the book contains a collected biography of the literature quoted as well as a list of standard abbreviations.
Reviews
Mention -New Testament Abstracts, Vol. 53 No. 1, 2009
Mention in Hebrew Studies 50 (2009)
"The articles are highly relevant for understanding the past and the present." K. Heim, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, June 2009 * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *
Author Bio
Henning Graf Reventlow is Professor Emeritus of Old Testament Exegesis and Theology, Faculty of Protestant Theology, University of the Ruhr, Bochum, Germany. H. Graf Reventlow, was an Emeritus Professor of Old Testament at University of the Ruhr, Bochum. His most important recent publication is the book series Epochen der Bibelauslegung (4 vol.). English translation in preparation. Y. Hoffman is an Emeritus Professor of Bible at Tel-Aviv University. He has published books on various biblical topics such as: of the Exodus; Prophecies Against Foreign nations; The book of Job; recently he has published a 2 volumes' commentary on the Book of Jeremiah.
