The Star of Redemption

463 Pages·1985·7.32 MB·English

by  Franz Rosenzweig

THE STAR
OF
REDEMPTION
BY
FranzR oesnzweig
Trantselfdar omt hSee coEnddi toifo1 9n3 b0y
WILLIAM ,V.H ALLO
"Ridfeo trh v ictoriofuosrl y
thec ausoef t ruth"
Ps. 4(5:R4S V)
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Thec ross-refecroenntcaeiisnn e dt Ihned eoxfJ ewisSho urcpeps.4, 27-
436a,r ei ncorrTehcetc .o rrercetf erenacreess u pplibeedl ofwo r the
followeinntgr nyu mbers:
Entry Cross-refeErnetnrcye Cross-reference
mmzber toe ntnruym bern umber toe ntmrmyz ber
19 152 247 150
22 13 249 198
32 1 252 158
45 39 256 81
48 34 263 50
71 56 264 159
80 18 269 255
93 82 272 85
98 85 276 267
114 13 277 258
127 85 280 109
133 129 282 1
134 82 283 258
151 146 284 259
169 13 285 38
174 144 286 150
175 146 287 203
179 168 288 224
183 91 289 153
184 150 293 177
226 192 294 82
227 144 298 101
231 150 299 195
238 146 305 254
240 152 313 203
242 144 316 144
243 168 318 278
244 182
245 204
246 106
C ONT E NTS
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TRANSLATORS PREFACE Vll
FOREWORD BY N. N. GLATZER lX
PARTI
THEE LEMNETS
or
THEE VER-EUNRDINGP ROTO-COSMOS
INTRODUCTION: On thPeo ssiboiflt ihteCy o gnition
oft heA ll 3
BOOK I Goda ndH isB einogrM etaphsics 23
BOOK 2 Thev Voralndd I tMse anionrgM etalogic 4 I
BOOK 3 1\lana ndH isS elofr M etaethics 62
TRANSITION 8 3
PARTI I
THEC OURSE
or
THEA L\AVV S-RENEWECDO SMOS
INTRODUCTION: On thPe ossiboiflE ixtpye riencing
�1liracles 93
BOOK r CreatioTnh,e E voerr -Enduring
Basoef T hings r 1 2
BOOK 2 RevelatoirTo hne,E ver-Renewed
Birotfth h eS oul r5 6
BOOK 3 RedemptoiroT nh,eE ternFault ure
oft heK ingdom 2o 5
THRESHOLD 25-+
PART III
THEC ONFIGURATION
or
THEE TERNALH YPER-COSMOS
INTRODUCTION: Ont hPeo ssiboiflE inttyr eating
·
thKei ngdom 26 5
v
CONTENTS VI
BOOK 1 TheF iroer,T heE ternaLli fe 198
BOOK 2 TheR ayso,rT heE ternWaaly 336
BOOK 3 TheS taorr,T heE ternTarlu th 380
GATE .p8
INDICES
INDEX OF JEWISH SOURCES 4:!7
INDEX OF NAMES
437
INDEX OF SUBJECTS
443
T RA N S LA T O R 'S
P RE FA CE
TheS taorfR edempitsni ooo nr dinbaoroyak n,id t tsr ansliasnt oi on
ordintaarsTyko .d o jiuts ttihcteer ,a nsmluastatop rp roiatmc ohr e
lipkoee ttrhyal ni akw eo rokf p roTseh.ep resent tartatnesmlpattsi on
tor ettahirenh ythcmaidce nocfe sto hrieg wihnialalett , hs ea mtei me,
reduciitinsng t riacnadst oem etiamlemsois ntt ermisneanbtleteno c es
manageparbolpeo rIttiio sfn asi.t hfulo ritgoi enxtachleew,p h te rae
litetrraaln slatiotno i ntthrroedautceen s ambiingtueinitdnie eds not
theor iginParlo.n oufnosre, x amphlaev,fee r quleyn tbreeepnl aced
witthh eaiprp roparnitaetncete tsdo ec ompenfsoatrth ele o sosfi n­
flectlip orneacicsoimomno innE ngliWshhe.rt eh ea mbiguairtei es
inherientn hte Getrhmtear na nosnls attriitvope rse setrhvewemh en
icta nnaodetq uatreelsyot lhveem .
Rosenzwmeaiggn'uosmp uissf ,u rtheram voerrei,tm aobslaoeif c
citatainodanl sl usMiaonnyos ft. h ewseer ied entbiyfiN eadhu Gml at­
zeirn tihned eaxpepse ntdoet dhs ee coenddi twihoinca hr ree pro­
ducewdi,ts ho maed dithieornIesnp., a rtliaRcrou,s enzswpeoitkghe e
languoafGg oee thFea'uassn tod ther GcelramsaTsnhi iclassn .g uage,
famialnidpa rre gnwaintmthe anifnoghr i cso ntpeomrarciaelfslo,sr
ocsciaognlaols isnaem so detrrna nslation.
Rosenzwcehiogio'cfwse o rdwsa sj udicainomdua sn,oy f h ipso ints
arie nxetriciambbleyd idnee dl abofirgautreoe fss peeicnhc,l uding
numerpoluasoy nsw ordNso.rw ash ea botvaek ilnigb ewrittihe st he
Germlaan nguIancg oen.f rotnhtpeie nclgui aroifst tiyeasln edd i ction
thupsr esentthetedr ,a nsmlaaytw oerl l gubied beydR osenzweig's
ownp rincoifpt lreasn slaasst eiftoo nr itnh" DiSec hruinfdit h re
Ve rdsecuhtunagn,do" t heesrs aoynts h ter ansloaft itBohineb b lye
Bubearn Rdo senzTwheeia gt.t ehmaptsth ubse en maaldbewei,it th in
sevelriem ittot sr,a nsildaetnetG iecramla n winotriodd se ntEincgalli sh
wordasn,dt hedierr ivaitnitvoe sE dnegrliivsahtt ori evperso;td huec e
plaoynsw ordtso;r enduenru suGaelr mawno rdasn df ormisn to
equaclolnys piEcnugolueisqs uhi vaelveewnnht est,nh is rienss uuclht s
dsepernaetoel ogiass"m sse lficoart" ifoanc"t uFaarl aiszIa e m.f "r om
attaiintIi, hn ag vnee vertshtreilvefesonsRr o senzwmevingi 'dse al
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conce"ptth att rtahnes tlhaet owroh,no eh eaarnsdt ranskmniotwss,
himseeqlufta olt heo new hofi rtss pokaen dr eceitvheewd o rd"
(belpo.3w6 ,6) .
Iti sap leadsuatntytot haanlktl h owsheo h avhee lpteomd a kteh e
trnaslatpioosns iMbrlsKe.a: t hariFnaelw khS o.t, h routghhge o od
officeosft hNea tioFnoauln daftoiro nJ eCwuilsthup rreo,v itdheed
matersiuaplp oMrrt.R; a afeRlo snezweiwgh,ob uttreasnos ledd
friendwsihtihp treandicvcheta;hnFe tr anRzos eznweiFge llowship
ofN ewY orkw,h ichha lso nmga dteh ter ansloaftt hiSeot ne irtns
majoorb jievcePt;r oMfa.u riFcrei edwmhaonfi ,r setn courmaeg ed
tou ndretatkhepe r ojePcrtoN;fa .h uNm. G lzaetrw,h og uidietds
prograensdMs r;.J oseCpuhn newehno,s aw itp riinMntyto .w ife
Edithhab se eanp atiaenndut n faisluipnpgto hrrto ugthhofeuo tu r
yeatrhsat tht er answlaaistn ip orne paraantdi ottnhh,ref e uer tyheearr s
thait\t V aisnp rocoefsp su blicAabtoivaoelnm l.y, t hanakrse due to
mym othDerr,G. e rtrHuadlelw oh,or eatdh een tmiraen uscarnidp t
supplniuemde rionuvsa lsuuagbglees Hteiroi tnnism.a atceq uaintance
witFhr aRnozs enzh\ivlsea ingg,ua anghdei t sh uoghsta,v tehdte r ans­
latifornom ma neyr roTrhso.st eh arte maairnee x clusmiyvo ewlny
respboinlsiHitoyp.e futlhledyyo nsoutb vtehrtetr anslaaitmio:nr 's
Rosenzwoewinsg e'nsts oe "AmeriTchaeSn tiaozrfe "R edemption­
nomte retloty r ansiltbau ttteo n atuirziaetil n neaw e nvironsmoe nt
thaittm a yh elopn cmeo rteos owth see eodfas r ebiorftt hhuo ghtful
belief.
Some poorftt ihoitnsrs a nslhaatvpiero env ioaupspleyai rnTe hde
WorlodfsE x sitentiAa ClriistmRi:ec aadlee dri,tb eyMd a urFirciee d­
man( NewY orRka,n doHmo us19e6,4 )p,p 3.2 7-32i0;nC hristianity:
SomNeo n-hrCisAtpirpaaui seadtliesbd,y D avi\dV. : 'Vlc(KNaeiwn
YorkM,c Graw-H19i6l4l)p,,p .19 1-20a3n;d i nG reaTtr weritieth
CentJuerwyi Pshhi loesroSsph:he sRtoosve,ne izBgwu,b ewri,tS he l­ec
tiofnrso tmh eWirri tiendgistb,ev Bd e rnarMda rt(iTnh Mea cmlialn
Companr9y7,0 )p,p .l 63-5;ro 9hterasr be: -1osentd h ree ndiitni on
FranRzos enzgw:He iisL ifea ndT huogth, presebnytN eadh uNm.
GlatzerY o(rNSkec,wh ocBkoeonk1 9s53,, 9 61)1,p p2.92 -3r4.T hese
portairorenes p rodhuecrweeid t h minor modbiyafi rcraatnigoen­s and
ment twhirete hs peecdtiitavonerpd su blishers.
W.W.H.
New Haven
Jun1e9,70
F OR EW O R D
by N. N. Glatzer
FranRzo senzpwuebilgi hsihSset de drne Err lOswuintgh oauntye x­
plicamtaotrtyte hre;wr aesn oi ntroduncopt rieofnna,oc p eo,s tscript,
nothtihnagwt o ulgdi vseo mien kloiftn hgbe a ckgraonupdnu dr pose
oft hweo rkN.o te vean p ublisnhoetorer'j sca kecto psye rvteod
introhdouwceevb,er ri etflhyae,t -the-timaeu-tuhnTokhrneb.o o wonk ,
Rosenzfweeliwtga, st o spfeoairkt sewhlofe;v wearsd isnctoented
witphr evailing acade(maintcdh epohliowlgooiuselfiosdnp) dh iehsi s
wayt oi tF.u rtherhmewo arsed ,e terbrype rde fatcope hsi losophical
tomaenstd h eaiurt hors' "clhaunvcgikl iantighd e eaigfragt n etdrh eir
discourdteeroougsar,te omraydr ikrse cttote hde rwehaodh eadrso ne
now ronasg y etn,o etv eansm ucahs r eadtihnbego ok\.V"h einn,
1925f,o ur yatefeatrrh spe u blicoaftt hiSeot ne Rrons,e nziwsesiuge d
hi"sD anse uDee nke(n""T hNee wT hinkisnugb"t)i,"t Sloemsdeu p­
plemenrteamrasytr okt hSet edrenEr r ldsuhnefg o,r"b paudbel ication
oft heisss aayn fyiu nr tehdeirt oifot nhSest eerint,ah sei rn troduction
orp ostscript.
It wtahse rewfiotrcheo nsidterreapbildeta htaIity oi ne ltdote hde
propobsyat lh ep ubliosfhT ehreS taofr R edempttoiw orni at e
prefantootrFeyo. r t,h ousgehv ebroaolka sn da goondu mbeorf
studainedes s saoynRs o snezweairgne o we xtaanctq,u ainwtiatnhc e
hilsi afnebd a crkoguncda nnboett a ken forR ogesrnaznwteheiidgm .­
sealbfa ndohnioesrd i gipnoasli otfic oonn sidtehrSeit nasgrt riacst ly
a textwuhsen s,h orbtelfyo hrieds e athhea, s kmeedt op repaanr e
extensiovfre e fleirstetonh ciJesus d asiocu rtcoeb sei ncluidnte hde
second oeftd hiwteoi rokn.
FraRnozs enzwwaesbi ogr Dne cem2b5,e 1r88 6i nC assGeelr,m any,
ast hoen lsyo onf a w ell-taos-sdiom,iJ leawtifesadhm iFlryo.1m 9 05-
1970 thhei ghgliyf tbeody stmueddiiecdfi onlel,ob wyse edv eyreaalr s
ofs tud(yt lo9 r 2 )o fm odern hainsdpt hoirlyo smoapihnyul,ny d er
FriedMreiicnhe chkies,t oirnti haeRn a nkter adiatnidHo eni,n rich
RiickIenr1 9t10,. h eb egawno rokn a m ajorre seaprrcohja encetn t
Hegeplo'lsi dtiocctarlia nnehdsi c so ncoefpt ths et aOtnees. e ctoifo n
thien vestisgeartvaiesoad n d otcordails sen(ar9 t 1i2)ot;n h tew o­
voluwmoer kH,e geuln dd eSrt a(aHte gealn dt hSet atceo)m,p leted
ix
FOREWORD x
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graphaipcparlo tarcahc,te hdser amadteivce lopomfHe engte hli'ss­
toriacnadpl o litpihciallo saop phhiyl,o sloaprhgyce olnyd itioned by
Hegeolw'nsl ifWeh.i lweo rkionngt hipsr ojeRocste,n zdwiesi­g
cover(e1d9 1a3 m)an uscpraigpietn H egehla'nsrd iwtimnagr,k ed
"EssoanyE thicdso.s"ae n alpyrsoivste hdpe a gteo b et hoel dest
SystemproogfGr earmmmaI nd ealism, cSocmhpeolsrleaidtn hgeb ry
thabnyH egehlep; u blishfiendd ilhnaigtssie n1r 19, 7.
Thew orokn H egewla ss ufficiteenstt itmoo neyRn ozswemiags'­s
teroyfh istlor riecsaeahrimcsah t,u grrea osfpt hhei stporroiccae nsds ,
higsr aosfpt hpeh ilosocplhaioicfmGa elr maInd ealAinsdhm e.w as
fulalwya roefh ipso wearn tdh e olfua pr ree stiagciaoduecsmra iece r.
They ea1r9 1h3o,w eervm,a rkecdr uac tiuarln pionigin nth ilsi fe.
Witehv er-inccrleaarhsierit enyag l tihzaeem db igoufi tyst chie entific
methaondtd h heu broifs philoIsdoepmah ltiioucs nadrles taanbds olute
truth. aHlelg-eeln'cso mtphaesosriyn go fh iwsotsroplriydr,,i t, and
manb rokdeo wbne ofrteh ien divaisdkuiatnlhge e x istqeunetsitailo n:
\Vhoorw haatm I ?
Forap ropuenrd erstoafna dltilh nawgta st oc omienR osenzweig's
intcetlullaeilaf ned e specoifaw lhlamyto tivtahtweer dti inogfT he
StaorfR edempitities os ns,e tntori eaallt ihzaet tutrhnipsio nigwn ats
deternmeindo bty o bejctitvhee,o restpieccaullb autti aobp nye rsonal
neeIdnd. e clianu inniegvr spiotsyi itnBi eornl hietn r,i teoed x plhaiisn
stainnrd a tioancaald,et meircmN so.w ondtehree x planatitoon failed
regiwsittehhri t se acPhreorf,e Msesionre Ocvkeer.c omhiiensmg ab r­
rassmtehnyeto ,u nmga nw rotael etttoeM re inescpkeea,k "iinang
verpye rsownaayl." "I n19 31,s o methhianpgp etnoem def or which
colliastp hsoeen lfiyt tinnagm e. I fsouudndmdey nsleoyln fa h eap
ofw reckoargr ea,t hIre era ltihzatethdr e o aId wtahsep nu rsuwiansg
flankbeydu nrealiTthiee ss.t"u dy soaft ihosinfislehtydio" srh yu nger
fofro mrs,b"u nto m orHee.b ega"nts oe arfcohhri s seltfh,e amidst
maniffooltrdh Oen e.B"yr eexamihniJisen wgi hsehr it(a"gdIee ­
scenidnetdto h vea ulotfms y b eintgoa, p lace whitchoeurl dt alents
nofto llmoew", )h eg ain"etdhr ei gtholt i vAec.a"d esmcihco larship
ceasteohd o ltdh cee ntoefhr i ast toenn".tMi yl ihfaefs a lulnedne r
the orfual ' ed adrrki v[eat' e rMme inehcakdue s eidnh ilse tttoe r
RosenzwwehiigcI]ha ma warteh amte rIe nlaym bey c alliit'n mgy
Juda.i.s'm.
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thSet atHee.e "l ucihdianste ewas t tittoul diaefn etd o p eop(lweh ich
ist hteh emoeft h"en etwh inkibnysg a"y)it nhgan to w ihisen quired