| The Footprints of God: Divine Accommodation in Jewish and Christian Thought Contributor(s): Benin, Stephen D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 079140711X ISBN-13: 9780791407110 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - General |
| Dewey: 231.7 |
| LCCN: 90044127 |
| Series: Suny Judaica: Hermeneutics, Mysticism, and Religion |
| Physical Information: (1.40 lbs) 327 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book traces one exegetical, interpretative principal, divine accommodation, in Jewish and Christian thought from the first to the nineteenth century. The focus is upon major figures and the place of accommodation in their work. Divine accommodation, the idea that divine revelation had to be attuned to the human condition, is a vital interpretive device in the history of both Judaism and Christianity. Accommodation is present not only in the language, style, and tone of Scripture but in all of human history. This is the first systematic study of the concept of accommodation, and shows how both religions employed the same interpretative tool for different purposes and to different ends. |