TY - BOOK AU - Eisen,Robert TI - Gersonides on providence, covenant, and the chosen people: a study in medieval Jewish philosophy and biblical commentary T2 - SUNY series in Jewish philosophy SN - 9781438401911 AV - B759.L44 E38 1995 U1 - 296.3/11 20 PY - 1995/// CY - Albany PB - State University of New York Press KW - Levi ben Gershom, KW - Leṿi ben Gershon. KW - Philosophy, Medieval KW - Jewish philosophy KW - Jews KW - Election, Doctrine of KW - Philosophie médiévale KW - Philosophie juive KW - Élection d'Israël KW - RELIGION KW - Judaism KW - Theology KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Prädestination KW - gnd KW - Verbond KW - gtt KW - Uitverkoren volk KW - "Multi-User" N1 - OldControl:muse9781438401911; Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-252) and index; Introduction -- The philosophical background -- The covenant with Abraham -- From the slavery in Egypt to the conquest of Canaan -- The covenant at Sinai -- The Torah and esoteric discourse -- From the conquest of Canaan to the present exile -- The Messianic era -- The language of providence in Gersonides' biblical commentaries -- Conclusions; Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=549409 ER -