TY - BOOK ID - 78108379 TI - Abraham Bar Hiyya on Time, History, Exile and Redemption PY - 2014 SN - 9004276890 9789004276895 9789004270350 9004270353 1306976839 9781306976831 PB - Leiden BRILL DB - UniCat KW - Messiah KW - Messianic era (Judaism) KW - Eschatology, Jewish. KW - Resurrection (Jewish theology) KW - Redemption KW - Redemption (Jewish theology) KW - Eschatology, Jewish KW - Jews KW - Judaism KW - Judaism. KW - Restoration KW - Doctrines KW - Abraham bar Hiyya Savasorda, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78108379 AB - An analysis of Megillat ha-Megalleh by Abraham Bar Hiyya (12th c.) as a complete text in its historical and cultural context, showing that the work - written at a time when Jews increasingly came under Christian influence and dominance – presents a coherent argument for the continuing validity of the Jewish hope for redemption. In his argument, Bar Hiyya presents a view of history, the course of which was planted by God in creation, which runs inevitably towards the future redemption of the Jews. Bar Hiyya uses philosophical, scientific, biblical and astrological material to support his argument, and several times makes use of originally Christian ideas, which he inverts to suit his argument. ER -