Abstract
Rabbi Hasdai Crescas’ discussion of God’s joy (simhah) in his Light of the Lord, Book I, Part 3, Chapter 5, had a marked influence on the discussion of God’s joy (la delettazione) by Rabbi Judah Abrabanel, alias Leone Ebreo, in his Dialogues of Love, Dialogue III. Leone, following Crescas, holds that God’s joy is active not passive; that it is mentioned in Psalms 104:31; and that it is also mentioned in BT Ketubot 8a. Moreover, Leone, like Crescas, cites Genesis 6:6, which attests to God’s sadness. Leone’s theories concerning God’s joy and love reflect his reading of Crescas.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 449-452 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Anales del Seminario de Historia de la Filosofia |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2024 |
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Keywords
- Creation
- Joseph Albo
- Joy
- Levi Gersonides
- Love
- Passions
- Sadness