Introduction

doi:10.1017/9781108233705.001

1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 December 2020

Steven Kepnes

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Colgate University, New York

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This essay introduces the collected essays in the Cambridge Companion to Jewish Theology that run from the Biblical to Contemporary Periods. Jewish theology is distinguished by its textual or hermeneutical focus. The volume includes essays on both negative and positive theology and concludes with essays on “constructive Jewish theology.”

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Jewish Theology Hermeneutics Negative Theology Analytic Jewish Theology

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Information: The Cambridge Companion to Jewish Theology , pp. 1 - 19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108233705.001 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2020

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