Judaism, monotheistic religion developed among the ancient Hebrews. ... Reshit Ḥokmah, treating of moral duties, of the sciences, and of the necessity of studying philosophy. There would be one god of Ashur, one god of Babylon, one god of the Hebrews, etc. The guide explores the concept of monotheism, and how this belief and position leads one to naturally conclude that G-d created the world, yesh mi-ayin (creation ex nihilo) rather than other positions in philosophy that the world is eternal (Aristotle's position), … There were many Hindu sects, such as the Vaishnava sect, that argued for monotheism from an extremely early date. The term itself can have more than one meaning. Mosaic monotheism. The simplicity of their life made the range of their moral obligation easy of recognition. Numerical Monotheism and Philosophical Monotheism. The ancient Hebrew religion, promulgated by Moses in the name of Jehovah (Jahweh), was an impressive form of Monotheism. With such a topic, the articles can … In short, the common definition of monotheism is not terribly useful: it fails to capture something essential that distinguishes the religion of the Hebrew Bible from ancient Mesopotamian, Canaanite, and Egyptian religions, as well as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from Hinduism and Shintoism. Book Review: Monotheism and Ethics, ed. Although philosophical ideas are found, of course, in the Bible‑-monotheism itself is such an idea‑‑philosophy proper, in the sense of a systematic examination of the teachings of the Jewish religion in the light of what was considered to be pure human reasoning, did not emerge fully until the Middle Ages, although it was anticipated by Philo of Alexandria [died 50 CE]. Ethical Monotheism offers a new way to think about Judaism as a religion and as a coherent philosophical debate, and demonstrates the need to integrate philosophy, history, cognitive psychology, anthropology, theology, and history of science in the study of "religion." In particular, it explores Hirsch’s use of the dichotomy between monotheism and idolatry as a way to resist Hegel’s attempts to incorporate Judaism into his developmental history of religion. Jewish philosophy (Hebrew: ... which recognized Judaism as a fellow monotheistic faith but claimed that it detracted from monotheism by deferring to rabbinic authority. No word in the Hebrew Bible can be rendered as monotheism.In fact, “monotheism,” derived from the Greek mono (one) + theism (belief in God), does not occur in English until the 17 th century. Judaism is characterized by a belief in one transcendent God who revealed himself to Abraham, Moses, and the Hebrew prophets and by a religious life in accordance with Scriptures and rabbinic traditions. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, various clans and city-states adopted individual gods for their societies. This essay examines Samuel Hirsch’s Religious Philosophy of the Jews as a forerunner of twentieth-century works of ethical monotheism in modern Jewish thought. Worship was of the simplest kind. Growing out of an eponymous conference at Bar-Ilan University, this collection of articles investigates relationships between monotheism and ethics. On Moral Responsibility: A Freudian Perspective Herman Westerink 143 Pathology and Moral Courage in Freud’s Early Case Histories ... Hebrew monotheism and Greek philosophy. Tzvi Langermann (Brill, 2011), vi + 289 pages. 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