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The Holy Tongue and How It Changed The Course of History WHAT IS SPECIAL ABOUT THE HEBREW LANGUAGE? Should it, by its very essence, be considered a holy tongue or a language of holiness that enhances the demands of ethics? In The Holy Tongue and How It Changed the Course of History (Devora Publishing, October 2008) philosopher Benjamin Gross reveals how the adventure of language in Jewish thought leads us to the heart of those tensions that animate Jewish history: it expresses its innermost matters. This magnificently structured and carefully annotated study of the Hebrew language and the Covenant of Speech is both a revelation of the march of Jewish history and a history of the language of Revelation. It explores the initial experience of the use of speech in the biblical world and the philosophic effort made by Jewish thought across the centuries to elucidate the themes involved in this specific experience. The Hebrew language takes us back to the dramas of Jewish existence as well as evoking the hope for the future of human destiny. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Benjamin Gross was born in France and, since 1969, lives in Jerusalem with his wife Miryam and their five children. Professor of General and Jewish Philosophy at Bar-Ilan University, he served as head of the Department of Philosophy and dean of the Faculty of Humanities. Professor Gross has written extensively about the Maharal of Prague, the Messianic Idea, Repentance and Redemption, and many Essays on Jewish spirituality. Title: The Holy Tongue and How It Changed the Course of History Author: Benjamin Gross, PhD Publisher: Devora Publishing Pub Date: October 1, 2008 Pages: 328 ISBN: 978-1-934440-01-8 Hard Cover $24.95 £14.95 This book is available through Ingram, Baker & Taylor or via the publisher directly: FAX: 1 866 205 3966 Schools and libraries are eligible for discounts. Please call 1-212-444-1657 to order. Stuart Schnee Public Relations, Marketing & Sales US Tel: 973-796-2753 Israel Tel: +972-54-790-9120 Fax: +972-2-561-0943 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
