writings on Judaism, Christianity, and the BibleMendelssohn, Moses1729-1786creatorGottlieb, Michah.Bowman, Curtis.Sacks, Elias.Arkush, Allan1949-textbibliographyElectronic books.Criticism, interpretation, etc.Early works.mauWaltham, MassBrandeis University Press©20112011monographicenggerheb1 online resource.An English translation of key works, many never before translated, by Moses Mendelssohn, the founder of modern Jewish philosophy.Lavater's dedication -- Open letter to Lavater -- From "counter-reflections to Bonnet's Palingenesis" -- Letter to Rabbi Jacob Emden, 26 October 1773 -- Letter to "a man of rank" (Rochus Friedrich Graf von Lynar) -- From the preface to Vindiciae Judaeorum -- "The search for light and right" -- Mörschel's postscript -- From Jerusalem, or on Religious Power and Judaism -- From letter to Naphtali Herz Homberg -- From Jacobi's On the Doctrine of Spinoza -- From Morning Hours -- From To Lessing's Friends -- From introduction to Commentary on Ecclesiastes -- Introduction to translation of Psalms -- From letter to August Hennings, 29 June 1779 -- From Light for the Path -- Selections from the Bi'ur -- On the religious legitimacy of studying logic -- An ontological proof for God's existence -- A cosmological proof for God's existence -- A proof for the immortality of the soul -- A rational foundation for ethics -- On the possibility of miracles -- On the reliability of miracles.edited by Michah Gottlieb ; translations by Curtis Bowman, Elias Sacks, and Allan Arkush.Includes bibliographical references and index.Criticism, interpretation, etcJudaismWorks to 1900JudaismRelationsChristianityChristianity and other religionsJudaismPhilosophy, German18th centuryRELIGIONJudaismTheologyChristianityInterfaith relationsJudaismPhilosophy, GermanPhilosophy & ReligionPhilosophyPHILOSOPHY / General 1700-1799 fast B2690 .A5 2011296.3(DLC) 2011027263161168214297816116821441283309165978128330916522573/ctv1008xx5 JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=443486http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=443486http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=443486http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=443486YDXCP11092920200709055505.0ocn759037112eng