The Footprints of God: Divine Accommodation in Jewish and Christian Thought

This book traces one exegetical, interpretative principal, divine accommodation, in Jewish and Christian thought from the first to the nineteenth century. The focus is upon major figures and the place of accommodation in their work.

Divine accommodation, the idea that divine revelation had to be attuned to the human condition, is a vital interpretive device in the history of both Judaism and Christianity. Accommodation is present not only in the language, style, and tone of Scripture but in all of human history. This is the first systematic study of the concept of accommodation, and shows how both religions employed the same interpretative tool for different purposes and to different ends.

Author: Stephen D. Benin
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 07/01/1993
Pages: 327
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.23lbs
Size: 9.02h x 6.02w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9780791407127

About the Author
Stephen D. Benin is Director of Judaic Studies and Associate Professor of History, Bornblum Judaic Studies, Memphis State University.

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