Predicting the Present
Gershom Scholem on Prophecy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20409074 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Willem Styfhals (KULeuven Leuven Belgium, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 259-286 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-16 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Jewish Thought and Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-699X • E-ISSN: 1477-285X |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1477285x-12341311 |
| OpenAlex | W3207688319 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article presents an analysis of the conception of prophecy that Gershom Scholem developed in his early essay “On Jonah and the Concept of Justice” (1919). I argue that Scholem did not so much develop a theological interpretation of the nature of prophecy but was rather concerned with the philosophical issues of time and justice. These concerns are demonstrably related to his friend Walter Benjamin’s interests in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Scholem’s philosophical reflections on prophecy, therefore, offer a unique insight into the complex intellectual relation between him and Benjamin
Economic Justice · Epistemology · Linguistics · Political science · Theology · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |