Review
"The Book of Job is a classic in Western literature, developing all the themes that perenially trouble us: providence, the origin of evil, the justice of God, and human suffering. There is no book comparable to Robert Eisen's The Book of Job in Medieval Jewish Philosophy, which seems strange since the Book of Job was so important to the thinking of medieval Jewish philosophy on precisely these questions. Analyzing the thought of six thinkers from Saadiah Gaon to Simon ben Zemah Duran, Eisen carefully examines their commentaries and thinking on Job. He does a masterful job of bringing these important texts to light. This is an important book for anyone interested in medieval philosophy, the history of exegesis, and the major issues of suffering, God, and justice."--Susan E. Schreiner, The Divinity School, The University of Chicago
"Robert Eisen's The Book of Job in Medieval Jewish Philosophy is the first attempt to evaluate the rich and fascinating tradition of Job exegesis in medieval Jewish philosophy. With clarity and insight, Eisen shows how six Jewish philosophers grappled with the challenging enigmas of the Book of Job. A learned and thought-provoking book!" -- Warren Zev Harvey, Department of Jewish Thought, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Book Description
Medieval Jewish philosophers have been studied extensively by modern scholars, but even though their philosophical thinking was often shaped by their interpretation of the Bible, relatively little attention has been paid to them as biblical interpreters. In this study, Robert Eisen breaks new ground by analyzing how six medieval Jewish philosophers approached the Book of Job. These thinkers covered are Saadiah Gaon, Moses Maimonides, Samuel ibn Tibbon, Zerahiah Hen, Gersonides, and Simon ben Zemah Duran. Eisen explores each philosopher's reading of Job on three levels: its relationship to interpretations of Job by previous Jewish philosophers, the way in which it grapples with the major difficulties in the text, and its interaction with the author's systematic philosophical thought. Eisen also examines the resonance between the readings of Job of medieval Jewish philosophers and those of modern biblical scholars. What emerges is a portrait of a school of Joban interpretation that was creative, original, and at times surprisingly radical. Eisen thus demonstrates that medieval Jewish philosophers were serious exegetes whom scholars cannot afford to ignore. By bringing a previously-overlooked aspect of these thinkers' work to light, Eisen adds new depth to our knowledge of both Jewish philosophy and biblical interpretation.
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当我看到这本书的标题时,一种莫名的兴奋感油然而生。我一直对《约伯记》的故事及其背后蕴含的深刻哲学意涵着迷,而“中世纪犹太哲学”这个限定则为我的求知欲注入了新的方向。我猜想,这本书将不仅仅是对《约伯记》文本的解读,更是对其在特定历史文化语境下的哲学回响的梳理。我想象着,书中会深入探讨一些我可能并不熟悉的犹太哲学流派,并分析它们如何看待约伯的经历。比如,是否会有关于“神圣之眼”的哲学讨论,以及它如何与约伯的苦难相联系?抑或是,书中会关注“善恶报应”的传统观念,并探讨中世纪犹太哲学家们是如何在中世纪语境下对其进行修正或挑战的?我期待这本书能让我看到,在那个思想碰撞的时代,犹太哲学家们是如何在坚守信仰的同时,用理性之光去审视和解答关于生命中最难以理解的苦难。这本书将是我理解《约伯记》及其哲学遗产的一扇重要窗口。
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