Abraham Bar Hiyya on Time, History, Exile and Redemption : An Analysis of Megillat Ha-Megalleh

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. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1.1.introduction -- 1.2.previous Research -- 1.3.summary Of The Research Status -- 1.4.the Approach Of The Present Study -- 1.5.practical Notes -- 1.5.1.textual Basis -- 1.5.2.spelling And Transliteration -- 1.5.3.translations And Citations -- 1.5.4.references -- 1.5.5.other Conventions -- 2.1.who Was Abraham Bar Hiyya? -- 2.2.historical Context -- 2.3.cultural Context -- 2.4.bar Hiyya's Works -- 3.1.overview -- 3.2.a Synopsis Of Megillat Ha-megalleh -- 3.3.language, Style And Structure -- 3.4.philosophy -- 3.5.religious Tradition, Theology And Messianism -- 3.6.exegetical Approach -- 3.7.history -- 3.8.astrology -- 3.9.polemics And Apologetics -- 3.10.chronology -- 3.11.reception Of Megillat Ha-megalleh -- 4.1.subject And Structure Of The Chapter -- 4.2.legitimating, Intent And Plan In The Author's Introduction -- 5.1.subject And Structure Of The Chapter -- 5.2.previous Research On Bar Hiyya's Concept Of Time -- Note Continued: 5.3.the Philosophical Analysis Of Time -- 5.3.1.the Turn To Philosophy -- 5.3.2.form, Privation And Time -- 5.3.3.being In Time -- 5.3.4.kinds Of Precedence -- 5.3.5.finitude Of Time -- 5.4.rational Theories On The Duration Of The World -- 5.5.conclusions -- 6.1.subject And Structure Of The Chapter -- 6.2.time, Creation And History -- 6.3.periodic Structure Of History -- 6.4.ages And Symmetries In History -- 6.5.the General Characteristics Of Creation Days -- 6.5.1.the First Day -- 6.5.2.the Second Day -- 6.5.3.the Third Day -- 6.5.4.the Fourth Day -- 6.5.5.the Fifth And The Sixth Days -- 6.6.bar Hiyya's Ages Of The World In Detail -- 6.6.1.generations From Adam To Moses -- 6.6.2.chronological Aspects -- 6.6.3.messianic Calculations -- 6.7.days Of Tohu, Torah And The Messiah -- 6.7.1.a Problematic Baraita -- 6.7.2.levels Of Prophecy -- 6.7.3.calculations Concerning The Days Of The Torah And Messiah -- 6.7.4.conclusion Of The Second Chapter -- Note Continued: 6.8.bar Hiyya's Philosophy Of Time And History -- 7.1.subject And Structure Of The Chapter -- 7.2.on Resurrection And Immortality -- 7.2.1.a Move Into Eschatology: A Defense Of Physical Resurrection -- 7.2.2.scriptural Support For Resurrection -- 7.2.3.scientific Support For Resurrection -- 7.3.man, Soul, Fall And Restoration -- 7.3.1.the Creation And Nature Of Man -- 7.3.2.the Nature In The Messianic Age -- 7.3.3.the Human Sou4 Its Creation And Nature -- 7.3.4.fall And Restoration -- 7.4.genesis And The Jewish People -- 7.4.1.generations Of Genesis And The Periods Of History -- 7.4.2.original Sin And The Jewish Soul -- 7.4.3.response To Anticipated Objections -- 7.4.4.messianic Calculations -- 7.4.5.interpretation Of Jacob's Blessings -- 7.5.author's Conclusion Of Chapter 3 -- 7.6.from Creation Of Man To The Redemption Of The Jews -- 8.1.subject And Structure Of The Chapter -- 8.2.bar Hiyya's Approach To The Book Of Daniel -- Note Continued: 8.3.kingdom And Exile In A Gradual Revelation To Daniel -- 8.4.daniel 11-12 And Bar Hiyya's Concept Of History -- 8.5.the Struggle Of Edom And Ishmael -- 8.6.the Road To Redemption And The Fate Of The Nations -- 8.7.bar Hiyya's Interpretation Of Daniel: History And Polemics -- 9.1.subject And Structure Of The Chapter -- 9.2.justification And Use Of Astrology -- 9.3.the Astrological Method -- 9.4.jewish History Until The Destruction Of The Second Temple -- 9.4.1.the Birth Of The Nation -- 9.4.2.the Period Of The Judges -- 9.4.3.the Kingdom Of David -- 9.4.4.from The Division Of The Kingdom To The Babylonian Exile -- 9.4.5.the Babylonian Exile And The Beginning Of The Second Temple Period -- 9.4.6.the End Of The Second Temple Period -- 9.5.the History Of The Current Exile -- 9.5.1.the Success Of Constantine And The Failure Of Mani -- 9.5.2.the Rise Of Muhammad -- 9.5.3.the Muslim Empire Until The Crusades -- 9.5.4.conclusion Of The Historical Part -- Note Continued: 9.6.from The Past To The Future -- 9.7.status And Function Of Astrology In Megillat Ha-megalleh -- 9.7.1.bar Hiyya's Astrological History In Context -- 9.7.2.the Astrological History As Part Of Megillat Ha-megalleh -- 1.eschatological Calculations In Megillat Ha-megalleh (a Summary) -- 2.resurrection In Petrus Alfonsi And Megillat Ha-megalleh, A Comparison -- 3.a Passage From The Astrological Letter By Abraham Bar Hiyya -- 4.conjunctions And History According To Mm Ch. 5 -- 5.astrological Interpretation In Megillat Ha-megalleh -- 5.1.branches Of Astrology And Their Relevance -- 5.2.horoscopes -- 5.3.signs -- 5.4.planets -- 5.5.planetary Houses: Planets In Signs -- 5.6.planets In Subdivisions Of Signs -- 5.7.places -- 5.8.aspects -- 5.9.ruler Of The Year -- 5.10.lots Or Parts -- 5.11.quality And Sign Of A Kingdom -- 5.12.interpretation Involving Multiple Horoscopes -- 5.13.duration Of Rule. By Hannu Töyrylä. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.