TY - BOOK AU - Lin,Yael TI - Levinas faces biblical figures SN - 9780739182833 AV - B2430.L484 U1 - 194 23 PY - 2014///] CY - Lanham PB - Lexington Books KW - Lévinas, Emmanuel. KW - Lévinas, Emmanuel KW - Bible KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Critique, interprétation, etc KW - fast KW - PHILOSOPHY KW - History & Surveys KW - Modern KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index; Intro -- Title Page -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Subjectivity, Hospitality and Exile -- The Meaning of the Abrahamic Adventure in Levinas's Thought -- Welcoming the Other -- Suffering, Justice, and Forgiveness -- Cruel Justice, Responsibility, and Forgiveness -- The Power of Goodness -- Choice and Election -- Ruth -- Jonah: Hero of the Impossible Escape -- The Face, Death, and Responsibility -- Abel's Look -- The Mystery of the Red Heifer -- Judaism, Messianism, and Zionism -- Joseph -- Ladders to Heaven -- Bibliography -- Index N2 - Levinas Faces Biblical Figures captures the drama of the encounter between a great philosopher and a text of primary importance. The book considers the ways in which Levinas's thoughts can open up the biblical text to requestioning, and how the biblical text can inform our reading of Levinas UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=748847 ER -