Prof. Dr. Raphael Jospe
Ariel University & Hebrew University Jerusalem International School
Saint or Sinner? Two Jewish Views of Asceticism
Thursday 28 February 2013 at 8.00 P.M.
The Salesian Theological Institute/Ratisbonne, Rh Shmuel Hanagid 26
Ariel University & Hebrew University Jerusalem International School
Saint or Sinner? Two Jewish Views of Asceticism
Thursday 28 February 2013 at 8.00 P.M.
The Salesian Theological Institute/Ratisbonne, Rh Shmuel Hanagid 26
We find in Jewish literature diverse and even opposing views of asceticism, including the question as to whether the Biblical Nazirite (Numbers 6) must offer a sin-offering (hatat) because he is holy or because he’s a sinner. A spectrum of views on asceticism may similarly be found among such medieval thinkers as Bahya ibn Paquda, Judah Ha-Levi, Rambam (Maimonides) and Ramban (Nahmanides).
Prof. Raphael Jospe teaches Jewish philosophy at the Ariel University and at the Hebrew University International School, and taught for years at Bar Ilan University. He is the author of 8 books (3 in Hebrew, 5 in English) and the editor of 10 books, and was the editor of the Jewish philosophy division of the Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd edition).
Prof. Raphael Jospe teaches Jewish philosophy at the Ariel University and at the Hebrew University International School, and taught for years at Bar Ilan University. He is the author of 8 books (3 in Hebrew, 5 in English) and the editor of 10 books, and was the editor of the Jewish philosophy division of the Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd edition).
