Menachem Kellner

Menachem Kellner

Menachem Kellner (1946-) is a contemporary Jewish scholar of medieval Jewish philosophy with a particular focus on the philosophy of Maimonides. He is Professor of Jewish Thought at the University of Haifa and has taught courses in philosophy, religious studies and medieval and modern Jewish philosophy at Washington University in St. Louis, the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia and the University of Haifa.

He is probably best known for his book Must A Jew Believe Anything? which was a Koret Jewish Book Award finalist.

Contents

Biography

He was born in Albany, New York in 1946, and studied at the Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, Illinois and Yeshiva Mercaz HaRav in Jerusalem, Israel.

He studied philosophy and Jewish philosophy at Washington University receiving a BA, Masters and a PhD. His PhD. dissertation was directed by Steven Schwarzschild. In 1980 he made aliyah to Israel.

Publications

Books

  • Dogma in Medieval Jewish Thought: From Maimonides to Abravanel (1986)
  • Maimonides on Human Perfection (1990)
  • Maimonides on Judaism and the Jewish People (1991)
  • Maimonides on the "Decline of the Generations" and the Nature of Rabbinic Authority (1996)
  • Must A Jew Believe Anything? (1999)
  • Maimonides Confrontation with Mysticism (2006)

Translations

  • He is the translator of Isaac Abravanel’s Principles of Faith, Gersonides’ Commentary on Song of Songs, and Maimonides’ Book of Love.

References

External links

  • 'Who is the Person Whom Rambam Says Can be "Consecrated as the Holy of Holies,"' Seforim Blog [1]



Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Леви бен Гершом — Леви бен Гершом לוי בן גרשום Дата рождения: 1288 год(1288) Место рождения: Баньоль сюр Сез, Франция Дата смерти: 20 апреля …   Википедия

  • The Guide for the Perplexed — This article is about the 12th century book by Maimonides. For the 1977 book by E.F. Schumacher, see A Guide for the Perplexed. For the 2001 novel by Gilad Atzmon, see A Guide to the Perplexed. The title page of The Guide for the Perplexed The… …   Wikipedia

  • Borè — Principes de foi du judaïsme La foi juive s appuie sur quelques principes de foi qui furent formulés par les autorités rabbiniques médiévales. Ces principes furent établis comme soutènements fondamentaux inhérents à l acceptation et à la pratique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Principes de foi dans le judaïsme — Principes de foi du judaïsme La foi juive s appuie sur quelques principes de foi qui furent formulés par les autorités rabbiniques médiévales. Ces principes furent établis comme soutènements fondamentaux inhérents à l acceptation et à la pratique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Principes de foi du Judaïsme — La foi juive s appuie sur quelques principes de foi qui furent formulés par les autorités rabbiniques médiévales. Ces principes furent établis comme soutènements fondamentaux inhérents à l acceptation et à la pratique du judaïsme. Contrairement à …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Principes de foi du judaisme — Principes de foi du judaïsme La foi juive s appuie sur quelques principes de foi qui furent formulés par les autorités rabbiniques médiévales. Ces principes furent établis comme soutènements fondamentaux inhérents à l acceptation et à la pratique …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Principes de foi du judaïsme — La foi juive s appuie sur quelques principes de foi qui furent formulés par les autorités rabbiniques médiévales. Ces principes furent établis comme soutènements fondamentaux inhérents à l acceptation et à la pratique du judaïsme. Contrairement à …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Jewish principles of faith — Although Jews and religious leaders share a core of monotheistic principles, Judaism has no formal statement of principles of faith such as a creed or catechism that is recognized or accepted by all. In effect, the Shema, a prayer that a… …   Wikipedia

  • PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Maimonides — For other uses, see Maimonides (disambiguation). Moses ben Maimon ( Maimonides ) 18 century portrait of Maimonides, from the Thesaurus antiquitatum sacrarum by Blaisio Ugolino Full name Moses ben Maimon ( Maimonides ) Born 1135 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”