Description
Book SynopsisNine rich and masterful readings of the Talmud by the French Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas translate Jewish thought into the language of modern times. Besides being quintessential illustrations of the art of reading, the essays express the deeply ethical vision of the human condition that makes Levinas one of the most important thinkers of our time.
Trade ReviewNo work . . . more readily opens this classic of Judaic learning to the general reader. Admirable and different.
* The Key Reporter *
Beautifully translated . . . these essays are crucial to the interpretation of Levinas's thought.
* Religious Studies Review *
This book is a stimulating introduction to a difficult but highly rewarding thinker.
* The Jewish Law Annual *
Table of ContentsLevinas's Talmudic Readings: Thirty Years Later / Annette Aronowicz
Acknowledgments
Translator's Introduction / Annette Aronowicz
Four Talmudic Readings
Introduction
Toward the Other
The Temptation of Temptation
Promised Land or Permitted Land
"As Old as the World?"
From the Sacred to the Holy: Five New Talmudic Readings
Preface
Judaism and Revolution
The Youth of Israel
Desacralization and Disenchantment
And God Created Woman
Damages Due to Fire
Glossary
