Predicting the Present: Gershom Scholem on Prophecy

This article presents an analysis of the conception of prophecy that Gershom Scholem developed in his early essay “On Jonah and the Concept of Justice” (1919). I argue that Scholem did not so much develop a theological interpretation of the nature of prophecy but was rather concerned with the philos...

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Published in:The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Main Author: Styfhals, Willem 1988- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Scholem, Gershom 1897-1982 / Prophecy / Benjamin, Walter 1892-1940
RelBib Classification:AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism
BH Judaism
KBB German language area
Further subjects:B Justice
B Jonah
B Gershom Scholem
B Walter Benjamin
B Time
B Fate
B Prophecy
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Summary:This article presents an analysis of the conception of prophecy that Gershom Scholem developed in his early essay “On Jonah and the Concept of Justice” (1919). I argue that Scholem did not so much develop a theological interpretation of the nature of prophecy but was rather concerned with the philosophical issues of time and justice. These concerns are demonstrably related to his friend Walter Benjamin’s interests in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Scholem’s philosophical reflections on prophecy, therefore, offer a unique insight into the complex intellectual relation between him and Benjamin.
ISSN:1477-285X
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of Jewish thought & philosophy
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1477285X-12341311