Christian Influences on Medieval Jewish Philosophy and Theology

Session Submission Type: Panel Session

Abstract

This panel will explore a variety of ways in which Christian theology and Greek Philosophy influenced Medieval Jewish Philosophy. Panelists will discuss parallels between Christian and Jewish formulations of God, central principles, Ikkarim, Talmudic law and thought, and parallels between Christian and Jewish theological concepts.

Sub Unit

• Medieval Jewish Philosophy

Chair

• Roslyn Weiss, Lehigh University

Individual Presentations

• Byzantine Karaism and Christian Thought - Daniel J. Lasker, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

• The Influence of Christian Scholasticism upon Jewish Philosophy in the Late Middle Ages - Shira Weiss, Ben Gurion University

• Being of God in Maimonides and Aquinas - Steven Kepnes, Colgate University

• Gratitude over Existence - Shlomo Dov Rosen, Hebrew University of Jerusalem