Biblical Criticism, Jewish Faith and the Encounter with Mysticism and Christianity (Hard Cover)

Andrew Gluck has written a rare treatise on Jewish theology. At once an absorbing first-person confessional of great integrity by a profoundly religious soul, and as well an original edifying theology of traditional Judaism facing the numerous challenges of contemporary life. Gluck’s religious sincerity and honesty confer impressive authority on his theological insights and proposals.
This book will engage you deeply both intellectually and emotionally. Not just a read, but an experience. Andrew Gluck has written a rare treatise on Jewish theology. At once an absorbing first-person confessional of great integrity by a profoundly religious soul, and as well an original edifying theology of traditional Judaism facing the numerous challenges of contemporary life. Gluck’s religious sincerity and honesty confer impressive authority on his theological insights and proposals.
Professor Jerome Yehuda Gellman
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Table of Contents
Forward
Preface
Introduction
Chapter I: Christianity, Judaism, Religious Experience and My Narrative
Judaism and Christianity
Experience and Religion
My Narrative
Excursus into Foundationalism and Drug-induced Experiences
My Narrative (continued)
Chapter II: What is Biblical Criticism and Why it is Important in Fostering the Search for Truth and Ecumenical Dialogue
The History of Biblical Criticism
Could the Problem Lie Within?
Chapter IV: Yoram Hazony
Chapter V: Some Defenders of Biblical Criticism in TheTorah.com
Zev Farber
David Frankel
Tamar Ross
Jon D. Levenson
What can be learned from Biblical Criticism
Chapter VI: James Kugel
Chapter VII: Moses Maimonides on Negative Theology and its Impact
Chapter VIII: Leone Ebreo (Judah Abravanel)
Chapter IX: Franz Rosenzweig
Chater X: Succeeding Views of Christianity
Daniel Boyarin
Moshe Idel
Michael Kogan
Chapter XI: Claude G. Montefiore’s Views on Biblical Criticism and Christianity
Chapter XII: Near Death Experiences, the Continuation of Consciousness after Death and the Jewish Attitude toward it
Hayyim Angel
Jon D. Levenson
Simcha Paull Raphael
Raymond Moody

Bruce Greyson
Chapter XIII: Kabbalah and the New Hasidism
Kabbalah
Zalman Schachter (1924-2014)
Conclusion and Commentary
Appendix 1: Two Examples of Biblical Criticism of the Same Biblical Passages
Jacob Milgrom
Philip J. Budd
A Comparison of the Two Commentaries
Appendix 2: Does a Vague Spiritual Consciousness Qualify as a Religious Experience in light of the Hard Problem of Consciousness?
How Culture can be viewed as an Outgrowth of Consciousness
Back to Consciousness Studies
God’s Grace
Appendix 2: Does a Vague Spiritual Consciousness Qualify as a Religious Experience in light of the Hard Problem of Consciousness?
How Culture can be viewed as an Outgrowth of Consciousness
Back to Consciousness Studies
God’s Grace
Appendix 3: What about Erratic Behavior induced by Religious Experiences?
Appendix 4: Religious Skepticism, Christianity and Kabbalah in Spinoza and other Thinkers according to Richard Popkin
Spinoza (1632-1677)
Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657)
Nathan Shapira (died in 1662)
Conclusion
Appendix 5: The Marranos and Conversos
Saraiva and Salomon
Révah
What can be learned from the Conversos?
Appendix 6: Martin Buber
Postscript 327 Bibliography
Index

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