Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Dan Cohn-Sherbok.
Solomon Steinheim — Solomon Ludwig (Levy) Steinheim (1789 ndash;1866) was a German physician, poet, and philosopher. Biography Solomon was born August 6, 1789, in Altona (according to some authorities, in Bruchhausen, Westphalia). He was educated first at the… … Wikipedia
Steinheim — may refer to:*municipalities in Germany: **Steinheim, Westphalia, in the district of Höxter, North Rhine Westphalia **Steinheim an der Murr, in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden Württemberg **Steinheim am Albuch, in the district of Heidenheim,… … Wikipedia
Solomon Steinheim — Salomon Ludwig Steinheim (Pseudonym: Abadjah Ben Amos) (* 6. August 1789 in Bruchhausen; † 19. Mai 1866 in Zürich) war ein jüdischer Mediziner, Religionsphilosoph und Gelehrter. 1807 begann Steinheim ein Studium der Medizin und promovierte 1811… … Deutsch Wikipedia
FORMSTECHER, SOLOMON — (1808–1889), German philosopher and rabbi. Formstecher was born in Offenbach. He studied philosophy, philology and theology at the University of Giesen, and served as the rabbi of the Offenbach community from 1842 until his death. He took an… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… … Universalium
PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GOD — IN THE BIBLE The Bible is not a single book, but a collection of volumes composed by different authors living in various countries over a period of more than a millennium. In these circumstances, divergencies of emphasis (cf. Kings with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
GERMAN LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences Before the Aufklaerung (Age of Enlightenment), Jewish influences in German literature were essentially biblical and Hebraic. The medieval miracle or mystery plays, in Germany as in England and France, dramatized… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
PROPHETS AND PROPHECY — This article is arranged according to the following outline: in the bible classifications nature of prophecy origin and function dreams divination pre classical prophets terminology group prophecy ecstasy group life of prophets role in society… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
REVELATION — REVELATION, an act whereby the hidden, unknown God shows Himself to man. To be sure, this phenomenon belongs to the realm of human reality, but it is experienced by man as coming from God. Phenomenologically, every religion finds its starting… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
