This highly original interpretation of Paul by the Jewish philosopher of religion Jacob Taubes was presented in a number of lectures held in Heidelberg toward the end of his life; and was regarded by him as his “spiritual testament.†Taubes engages with classic Paul commentators; including Karl Barth; but also situates the Pauline text in the context of Freud; Nietzsche; Benjamin; Adorno; Scholem; and Rosenzweig. In his distinctive argument for the apocalyptic-revolutionary potential of Romans; Taubes also takes issue with the “political theology†advanced by the conservative Catholic jurist Carl Schmitt. Taubes’s reading has been crucial for a number of interpretations of political theology and of Paul―including those of Jan Assmann and Giorgio Agamben―and it belongs to a wave of fresh considerations of Paul’s legacy (Boyarin; Lyotard; Badiou; Zîzêk). Finally; Taubes’s far-ranging lectures provide important insights into the singular experiences and views of this unconventional Jewish intellectual living in post-Holocaust Germany.
#1757669 in Books University of Nebraska Press 1991-11-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x 1.05 x 5.51l; 1.28 #File Name: 0803297335441 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Douglas GulledgeThis is a must read and reference for anyone studying the Southern "Cause"...2 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The Long Arm of LeeBy James E. JacobsenHave always wanted to have and read this key work--once one gets past the birth of the inventor of gunpowder the author finally gets to where you want him to go and he combines historical description with tactical analysis. Of course the verbiage drips with the Lost Cause but you can screen that out.7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Good; But Not the Last WordBy Robert L. PiepenbrinkThis is a first-rate history of the artillerymen of the Army of Northern Virginia. The background of every field-grade officer and many company-grade officers is covered; as well as the organization of the ANV's artillery arm at various stages in the war; and some material on its tactical performance. I'm glad I bought it. But there is still room for a history of artillery tactics in the ANV; and considerable room for a discussion of the ordnance itself. The reader concerned with the effect of replacing 6-pd guns with Napoleons and introducing rifled guns will need to look elsewhere as well.
