| The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism Contributor(s): Gillman, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 1580230253 ISBN-13: 9781580230254 Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: The author of "The Death of Death, " a "Publishers Weekly" "Best Book of the Year, " explains how Jews have encountered God throughout Jewish history--and today--by exploring the many metaphors for God in the Jewish tradition, how they originated, and what they mean. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - General |
| Dewey: 296.311 |
| LCCN: 00011769 |
| Series: Way Into... (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.31" W x 9.34" (1.14 lbs) 205 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
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| Publisher Description: An accessible introduction to the Jewish understanding of God The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism is an accessible introduction to the Jewish understanding of God throughout history--and today. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gillman, Neil: - Neil Gillman, rabbi and PhD, is professor of Jewish philosophy at The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York, where he has served as chair of the Department of Jewish Philosophy and dean of the Rabbinical School. He is author of Believing and Its Tensions: A Personal Conversation about God, Torah, Suffering and Death in Jewish Thought; The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought, a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award and a Publishers Weekly "Best Book of the Year"; The Way Into Encountering God in Judaism; The Jewish Approach to God: A Brief Introduction for Christians; Traces of God: Seeing God in Torah, History and Everyday Life (all Jewish Lights) and Sacred Fragments: Recovering Theology for the Modern Jew, winner of the National Jewish Book Award. |