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Not-Messianic (Jewish History)

Posted on January 9, 2017 by zjb

Working on a chapter revolving on messianism (or rather non- or anti-messianism) as a topos of “philosophical Talmud,” I’m embarrassed to say that I’m coming late to Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and Personalities in Jewish History (1992). Edited by … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Jewish Messianism

Posted on January 6, 2017 by zjb

What is one to conclude about Jewish messianism on the basis of Rethinking the Messianic Idea in Judaism? An edited volume, the chapters are based on the proceedings from a working group run out of the Tikvah Fund over a … Continue reading →

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New York Subway Lost At Night (Messiah)

Posted on July 20, 2016 by zjb

Okay, it didn’t quite look like this at all, but this is definitely what it felt like travelling underground on the subway late last night on the way home after meeting up with a friend downtown. Engrossed deeply in Jacob Neusner’s … Continue reading →

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(Apocalyptic) Glenn Beck Messiah (Popular Theopolitics)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by zjb

I listened in to Glenn Beck on the radio somewhere in Pennsylvania this morning driving up to Syracuse. I never quite realized that there’s an aesthetic theology at work –prophetic, messianic, apocalyptic– that reminds me a lot of the political … Continue reading →

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Messianism, History, & Schlemiel Aesthetics (Kenneth Seeskin)

Posted on May 8, 2013 by zjb

I just finished reading Kenneth Seeskin’s Jewish Messianic Thoughts in an Age of Despair, a lucid modern Jewish philosophical exposition of the messianic idea. In its care and patience, Seeskin’s book might be considered a cool, liberal counterpoint to more … Continue reading →

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