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Paradoxes in God's Garden: Jewish Philosophy and the Edenic Narrative

Paradoxes in God's Garden: Jewish Philosophy and the Edenic Narrative
Author: Alex S. Kohav;Agata Bielik-Robson;Ori Zarah Soltes ;Ori Z. Soltes;Alex S. Kohav
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ISBN-10: 1666969818
ISBN-13: 9781666969818
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This edited collection offers new perspectives on perceived paradoxes in Israel&rsquo;s religious heritage, with a particular focus on the Garden of Eden narrative and descriptions of Israel&rsquo;s God. The chapters examine a number of themes related to these paradoxes, including (1) &ldquo;knowledge&rdquo; versus &ldquo;life&rdquo; (referencing the two Edenic trees); (2) paradoxes pertaining to knowledge in the biblical versus Socratic traditions and the Platonic &ldquo;good&rdquo; versus the apparent eschewing of the good-evil dichotomy in Garden of Eden; (3) difficulties implicating finitude versus infinity; (4) God&rsquo;s Edenic garden versus rabbinical &ldquo;orchard,&rdquo; or Pardes, the traditional fourfold manner of Torah interpretation; (5) the question of the <i>S&ocirc;d</i>, or &ldquo;secret&rdquo; esoteric stratum or narrative channel within the text of the Torah; (6) the issue of idolatry; (7) the nature of Israel&rsquo;s deity; (8) a comparative glimpse of the Israelite God vis-&agrave;-vis relevant Christian and Buddhist glosses on divinity; and (9) science-fictional explorations of the biblical exegesis discourse. The volume&rsquo;s contributors are based in Canada; England; Poland; Israel; and the United States.