Nature of God Jewish principles of faith
the jewish view god eternal, neither beginning nor end, principle stated in number of biblical passages. rabbis taught quite literally ... down-to-earth view of eternalness of god: god eternal not given man explore full meaning of idea, , 1 cannot, therefore, expect find in rabbinic literature detailed examination of meant divine eternity. famous mishnah statement on attempts pierce veil this: whoever reflects on 4 things better him had not come world: above? beneath? before? , after? the traditional jewish view god omnipotent, omniscient, , omnibenevolent. various jewish thinkers, however, have proposed finite god, in response problem of evil , ideas free will. louis jacobs writes modern jewish thinkers such levi olan, echoing classical jewish writers such 14th-century talmudist gersonides have thought of god limited own nature while infinite in respects finite in others, referencing idea, present in classical sources, there primal formless material co-existent god et...