The Footprints of God: Divine Accommodation in Jewish and Christian Thought

by Stephen D. Benin and Benin, Stephen D. Benin, Stephen D.

Book Overview

This book traces one exegetical, interpretative principal, divine accommodation, in Jewish and Christian thought from the first to the nineteenth century. The focus is upon major figures and the place of accommodation in their work.

Divine accommodation, the idea that divine revelation had to be attuned to the human condition, is a vital interpretive device in the history of both Judaism and Christianity. Accommodation is present not only in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791407128
• ISBN13: 9780791407127
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"