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This edited collection offers new perspectives on perceived paradoxes in Israel\u0026rsquo;s religious heritage, with a particular focus on the Garden of Eden narrative and descriptions of Israel\u0026rsquo;s God. The chapters examine a number of themes related to these paradoxes, including (1) \u0026ldquo;knowledge\u0026rdquo; versus \u0026ldquo;life\u0026rdquo; (referencing the two Edenic trees); (2) paradoxes pertaining to knowledge in the biblical versus Socratic traditions and the Platonic \u0026ldquo;good\u0026rdquo; versus the apparent eschewing of the good-evil dichotomy in Garden of Eden; (3) difficulties implicating finitude versus infinity; (4) God\u0026rsquo;s Edenic garden versus rabbinical \u0026ldquo;orchard,\u0026rdquo; or Pardes, the traditional fourfold manner of Torah interpretation; (5) the question of the \u003ci\u003eS\u0026ocirc;d\u003c/i\u003e, or \u0026ldquo;secret\u0026rdquo; esoteric stratum or narrative channel within the text of the Torah; (6) the issue of idolatry; (7) the nature of Israel\u0026rsquo;s deity; (8) a comparative glimpse of the Israelite God vis-\u0026agrave;-vis relevant Christian and Buddhist glosses on divinity; and (9) science-fictional explorations of the biblical exegesis discourse. The volume\u0026rsquo;s contributors are based in Canada; England; Poland; Israel; and the United States. |
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