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Itzhak Benyamini: Kritische Theologie - Die Aporien des Monotheismus

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REZENSION I t z ha kBe ny a mi ni : Kr i t i s c heThe ol ogi e–Di eApor i e nde s Monot he i s mus I t z h a kBe n y a mi n i : Kr i t i s c h eTh e o l o g i e–Di eAp o r i e nd e sMo n o t h e i s mu s ( Th e o l o g i ab i k o r t i t b e s e v a c hh a Mo no t e i s m) , Te l Av i v : Re s l i ng2 02 1 , 3 1 1S. , o h n eI SBN, 8 9 , 00NI S. Be s pr o c he nv o nGe o r g eY. Ko hl e r . I t z ha kBe ny a mi nige hö r tz ue i ne rGr uppej ünge r e rj üdi s c he rDe nk e ri nI s r a e l ,di e s i c hv o r ge no mme nha t ,di eI de ee i ne rs pe z i f i s c he nThe o l o gi ede sJ ude nt umswi e de r z ube l e be n –e i n mut i g e sVo r ha be n.Se i tde rEnt s t e hungund de re r s t e n Bl üt ede r j üdi s c he nRe f o r ma t i o ni m De ut s c hl a ndde sne unz e hnt e nJ a hr hunde r t s , a l sdi emo de r ne j üdi s c heThe o l o gi ea l se r f o l g r e i c heGe ge nGe s c hi c ht ez urc hr i s t l i c ht he o l o gi s c he nHe gemo ni ee nt wi c k e l twur de , i s tv i e l Ne ga t i v e sübe rs i ege s a gtwo r de n: Si ewä r ea po l o ge t i s c h, s i ewä r el e t z t l i c hnure i nej üdi s c heKo pi ec hr i s t l i c he nDe nk e nsübe rRe l i gi o n,o de r , 1 be s o nde r sk r a s s : Si ewä r ee i nf a c hunmö gl i c h. J üdi s c he sDe nk e nübe rGo t tunddi eWe l t e nt z i e hts i c hs c hl e c ht hi nj e de rSy s t e ma t i s i e r ung,s oda sv e r br e i t e t eGe ge na r gume nt , s c ho na l l e i n,we i le si mJ ude nt um k e i nea ut o r i s i e r t eGl a ube ns be hö r degi bt–a be ra uc h, ge r a dev o nf r ö mme r e nKr e i s e ni mme rwi e de rge r nge br a uc ht :We i lda sJ ude nt um e be n 2 e i neRe l i gi o nde sge s e t z l i c he nHa nde l nswä r e , gl a ube nk ö nnej e de rJ ude , wa swe rwi l l . Esi s tda he rk e i nWunde r ,da s sne uet he o l o gi s c heAns ä t z ei m mo de r ne nJ ude nt um ge r a de a usde rs ä k ul a r e n Ri c ht ung k o mme n,be s o nde r si nI s r a e l ,be s o nde r sa uf He br ä i s c h. We rs i c ha l sJ udei de nt i f i z i e r e nwi l l , a be rwe de rdi ea l t e nt a l mudi s c heGe s e t z e ha l t e n,no c ha l l e i ns e i ne rmüt t e r l i c he nAbk unf tdi eSt i mmk r a f tübe r l a s s e nwi l l ,f i nde t s i c hs c hne l li n di e s e m t he o l o gi s c he n Di l e mma de sJ ude nt ums wi e de r .So a uc h Be ny a mi ni . Na t ür l i c hwe i ße rgut , da s sdi eOr t ho do x i es c ho ns e i t1 5 0J a hr e nni e ma nde n me hrgl a ube nl a s s e nwi l l ,wa si hm nurpa s s t ,a be rs e i nne ue sBuc hi s tni c hta nPo l e mi k i nt e r e s s i e r t ,s o nde r nt a t s ä c hl i c ha ne i ne m f a s tCa r t e s i a ni s c he n Ne ua uf ba u gr unds ä t z l i c he rt he o l o gi s c he rThe s e nz um J ude nt um.„ Kr i t i s c heThe o l o gi e–Di eApo r i e nde s Mo no t he i s mus “he i ßtdi e s eSa mml ungv o nBe ny a mi ni she br ä i s c he nAuf s ä t z e na usde n l e t z t e nz e hnJ a hr e n–a be rga nze hr l i c h:Si es a mme l ts i c hum de ne i ne nz e nt r a l e nTe x t , de rde m Buc ha uc hde nTi t e lga b:Ei nEs s a yv o n2 01 5 ,i nde me re i ne ne r s t e n„ Ent wur f “ 3 e be nj e ne rk r i t i s c he nThe o l o gi ede sJ ude nt umsv e r s uc ht . 1 De rl a ut e s t eVe r t r e t e re i ne sni c ht – t he o l o gi s c he nJ ude nt ums , da si m Gr undenura ufGe me i nde pr a x i sbe r uht , i s the ut ede r i s r a e l i s c hePhi l o s o phAv i Sa gi . Si e hes e i n„ J e wi s hRe l i gi o na f t e rThe o l o gy “ , Bo s t o n2 009 . 2 Gutz us a mme nf a s s e nd: Me na c he mKe l l ne r„ Mus taJ e wBe l i e v eAny t hi ng, “ Lo ndo n1 9 9 9 . 3 De rAuf s a t zi s tz us a mme nmi tYo t a m Ho t a mv e r f a s s t( “ Li k r a tt e o l o gi abi k o r t i t “ , S. 2 5 – 3 6 ) , e i nee t wa sv e r ä nde r t ee ngl i s c he Ve r s i o nf i nde ts i c ha l s„ AnOut l i nef o rCr i t i c a l The o l o gyf r o ma nI s r a e l / J e wi s hPe r s pe c t i v e “i n: J o ur na l o fMo de r nJ e wi s h St udi e s1 4 : 2 , 2 01 5 , pp. 3 3 3 – 3 3 9 . Auc hv o nde nme i s t e na nde r e nBe i t r ä ge nde sBa nde sgi bte spubl i z i e r t ee ngl i s c heo de ra uc h f r a nz ö s i s c heVe r s i o ne n, i m Fa l l edi e s e sBuc he si s tdi ehe br ä i s c heVe r s i o na be ra m wi c ht i gs t e n. Rezension Itzhak Benyamini: Kritische Theologie – Die Aporien des Monotheismus. Besprochen von George Y. Kohler. Medaon 17 (2023), 32 – URL: https://www.medaon.de/pdf/medaon_32_kohler.pdf 1 Al l ea nde r e nBe i t r ä gede sBa nde sunt e r s t üt z e ndi e s e sPr o j e k tme hro de rwe ni g e r di r e k t .Daf i nde ns i c h unt e ra nde r e n:e i n Vo r t r a g übe rde n Ge da nk e n de sj ude o c hr i s t l i c he nBi nde s t r i c hsbe iJ e a nFr a nç o i sLy o t a r d( S.3 7 – 5 8 ) ,e i ne nAuf s a t zübe rdi e v e r s c hi e de ne nAbr a ha mFi g ur e nbe iKa f k a( S. 9 5 – 9 8 ) , e i nmo de r ne re x e ge t i s c he rVe r s uc h z ude nEr ö f f nungs v e r s e nde rhe br ä i s c he nBi be l( S.1 07 – 1 3 6 ,Be ny a mi niha t t es c ho n2 01 6 e i ne nBa nd„ Kr i t i s c heThe o l o gi ede sBuc he sGe ne s i s “v o r ge l e gt ) ,e i nTe x t ,de re i nf a c h „ Da sGo t t e s Tr a uma “be t i t e l ti s t( S.1 8 7 – 2 3 8 ) ,unds c hl i e ßl i c he i nj ünge r e rAuf s a t zübe r J a que sDe r r i daund„ Di eRe l i g i o nde rAk e i d a h“( 2 01 9 , S. 2 3 9 – 2 7 2 ) . Do c hi m Gr undebi l de n a l l edi e s eTe x t enurFa l l b e i s pi e l ef ürBe ny a mi ni se i ge nt l i c he sAnl i e ge n: De rAus a r be i t ung e i ne rmo de r ne n,k r i t i s c he nThe o l o gi ede sJ ude nt ums .Kr i t i s c hbe de ut e thi e rübr i g e ns k e i ne s we gs( nur )wi s s e ns c ha f t l i c hme t ho di s c heKr i t i kwi ebe iKa nt ,s o nde r nv i e l me hr e i nes e l bs t k r i t i s c he .Be ny a mi nii s tv o ra l l e ma nde rDe k o ns t r uk t i o nde st he o l o gi s c h Ve r t r e t ba r e ni mJ ude nt um i nt e r e s s i e r t , um e sda nnne ue r r i c ht e nz uk ö nne n, wo z ue si n di e s e m Buc ha be rs e l t e nwi r k l i c hk o mmt . Be ny a mni nibl e i btda be iv i e lnä he ra nDe r r i da a l sa n Ka nto de rHe r ma nn Co he n,a be rs c ho na l l e i n de n Fi nge ra ufdi eo f f e ne n t he o l o gi s c he nWunde nde rPo s t mo de r nez ul e ge n,i s twe r t v o l lundma c htda sBuc h l e s e ns we r t . So ge s e he ni s tdi ee r s t e und gr ö ßt e Fr a ge Be ny a mi ni ss i c he rdi e na c h de r t he o l o gi s c he nWa hr he i t :mus ss i ei hr e rr e l i g i ö s e nNa t urna c ha bs o l uts e i no de ri s ts i e s c ho nni c htme hrt he o l o gi s c h, we nnma ns i ee i ne rk r i t i s c he nPr üf ungunt e r z i e he nk a nn? Di e s eFr a gef ühr tBe ny a mi nis c hne l l z ude m wa se rAp o r i ed e sMo no t h e i s mu sne nnt : We nn Ei nGo t t Gl a ubebe de ut e t ,da s se snure i neWa hr he i tgi bt ,i s tda nnJ ude nt um ni c htdi e e wi geHe i ms t ä t t er e l i gi ö s e rI nt o l e r a nz ?Da si s te i nePr o bl e ms t e l l ung,di ede nde ut s c he n Le s e ra nJ a nAs s ma nns„ Mo s a i s c heUnt e r s c he i dung“e r i nne r t , de nf r a nz ö s i s c he ne t waa n di eDe ba t t e num de nAnt i s e mi t i s musde sf r ühe nEr ne s tRe na n, di eBe ny a mi nia be rde n „ z a hl l o s e nApo t he o s e nBuddha s “z uo r dne t : Ka nnThe o l o gi er e i nde s k r i pt i vs e i n?Da r fde r k r i t i s c heThe o l o gemi tni c ht mo no t he i s t i s c he nRe l i g i o ne nt o l e r a nta ufde rge me i ns a me n Ebe nev o n„ Spi r i t ua l i t ä t “umge he n?I s tMy s t i ke i ni mma ne nt e rTe i l j üdi s c he rThe o l o gi e ? We rhi e rAnt wo r t e ne r wa r t e t ,wi r de nt t ä us c hts e i n,do c hdi eFr a ge ns i nd–wi ege s a gt– s pa nne ndge nug. Kr i t i k , s oe r i nne r tunsBe ny a mi ni , he i ßta ufHe br ä i s c hb i k o r e t , wö r t l i c h übe r s e t z ts uc he nwi ra l s ouns e r ePr o bl e ms t e l l unge na uf , wi rbe s uc he ns i e . ( S. 2 8ggf . ) I nwi e we i tnuni s tdi e s ede k o ns t r ui e r t e ,s ä k ul a r j üdi s c heThe o l o gi ee i g e nt l i c he t wa s a nde r e sa l sdi ehe r k ö mml i c heRe l i g i o ns k r i t i k , di ewi rs e i tMa r xundFe ue r ba c hk e nne n– s of r a gtBe ny a mi nis e l bs t , unt e rwe l c he nUms t ä nde nv e r mi e de nwe r de nk a nn, da s se i ne ma t e r i a l i s t i s c heZur üc k we i s ungde sRe l i gi ö s e na uc hj e gl i c heThe o l o gi eunt e r ge he nl ä s s t , f ühr tde nAut o rf a s tunf r e i wi l l i gz urFr a gede sGl a ube ns :Wa si s tde rSt a t usde st h e o si n s e i ne rwi e de r be l e bt e nWi s s e ns c ha f tde rj üdi s c he nRe l i gi o n,unde ngda mi tv e r bunde n: We l c hea uc hi mme rdi er i c ht i g eAnt wo r tda r a ufwä r e , wa si s tde ro nt o l o gi s c he rZus t a nd di e s e rAnt wo r t ,i hrSe i ns St a t us ?Se l bs ti nne r ha l bde sr e l i g i ö s e nKo nt e x t e smus sna c h Be ny a mi nihi e rv e r s uc htwe r de nhe r a us z uf i nde n,i nwi e we i tdi eFo r de r ungna c he i ne m Gl a ube n,di es i c hv e r mut l i c hi n di e s e n Ant wo r t e na us dr üc k t ,übe r ha uptGül t i g k e i t be s i t z e nk a nn.Be ny a mi ni sj üdi s c he The o l o gi e ,s o wi r d da r a n de ut l i c h,be ha nde l t Ko nz e pt ewi eGo t t ,Li e be ,da sAbs o l ut eo de rUne ndl i c hk e i ta ufde r s e l be nho r i z o nt a l e n Ebe ne . Rezension Itzhak Benyamini: Kritische Theologie – Die Aporien des Monotheismus. Besprochen von George Y. Kohler. Medaon 17 (2023), 32 – URL: https://www.medaon.de/pdf/medaon_32_kohler.pdf 2 Hi e r( S. 3 2 )f o l g te i ni s r a e l i s c hj üdi s c he sBe i s pi e l f ürda smo de r neGl a ube ns di l e mma , da sBe ny a mi nil i e btundi nz a hl r e i c he nVo r t r ä ge nv e r we nde tha t : Erwi r da ufde rSt r a ße v o n„ e i ne m gl ä ubi ge nMa nn“a nge s pr o c he n, de ri hnübe r z e uge nwi l l , „ s t ä r k e rz uwe r de n“ ( he br ä i s c h: l e h i t c h a s e k ) .Da mi ti s tna t ür l i c hni c htk ö r pe r l i c heKr a f tge me i nt ,s o nde r ne i n Wa c hs e nde sGl a ube ns–a be re be na uc hni c htde sHa nde l ns ,de sHa l t e nspr a k t i s c he r r e l i g i ö s e rGe bo t e , wi ei nk l a s s i s c he rj üdi s c he rThe o l o gi e Tr a di t i o n. Ge me i nti s te i nMe hr a n Hi nga be ,e i na bs ur de rGl a ube ns übe r s c hus s ,de n Be ny a mi nidur c hs e i nek r i t i s c h e Th e o l o g i ee r s e t z e nwi l l ,we i le rs o ns tz uKe t z e r j a gdo de re r z wunge ne nKo nv e r s i o ne n f ühr t . The o l o gi ei s te i nAuf r ufz uk r i t i s c he rDi s t a nzz um Gl a ube no hneda be ie i nf a c hnur z u„ ge s c he i t e r t e m Sä k ul a r i s mus “z uwe r de n–unde si s tk e i nZuf a l l , da s sda she br ä i s c he Wo r tf ürAu f r u f ( k r i ’ a h )a uc hL e s e nundBe ne nne nbe de ut e t( S. 3 4 ) . Um a be rde me wi g e nFr a ge nde sAut o r sz ue nt ge he n–undde mo f tdi eGr e nz ez um Se l bs t v e r l i e bt e nübe r s c hr e i t e nde nDe k o ns t r ui e r e n,i m Fo l g e nde ne i ni geAnt wo r t e ndi e Be ny a mi nii ns e i ne m Buc hdo c hbe r e i ti s tz uge be n–a be rna t ür l i c hi nFr a ge f o r m. Zunä c hs ts c he i nte s ,a l swo l l ee rs e i neKr i t i s c h eTh e o l o g i ega nzv o n„ de nFe s s e l nde s 4 Po l i t i s c he n“a bk o ppe l n,de nnl e t z t l i c hi s tCa r lSc hmi t t sAu s na h me z u s t a nd j ado c hni c ht s a nde r e s ,s oBe ny a mi ni ,a l se i nr e ge l r e c ht e sAuf l ö s e nde sThe o l o gi s c he ni nde rFr a gede s Po l i t i s c he n( S. 2 9 ) . Ei nek r i t i s c heThe o l o gi ede si s r a e l i s c he nJ ude nt umss o l l a be r , undda s k a nnma nge r a dea usde m Po l i t i s c he nhe r a usgutv e r s t e he n,o hnej e de„ Fr e undFe i nd Di c ho t o mi e “a us k o mme nk ö nne n.Wi c ht i g e rj e do c hi s tBe ny a mi ni sha l bz we i f e l nde Ant wo r ta ufde nSi nn, Zwe c kundFo r me i ne rmo de r ne nj üdi s c he nThe o l o gi eübe r ha upt . Um I de nt i t ä tz ue r z e uge n,mus ss i ea ndi ea l t e nDo gme nde sJ ude nt umsa nk nüpf e n ( he br ä i s c h: I k a r i m) ,a be re i g e nt l i c hha be nhe ut i geThe o l o ge ns c ho nda sRe c htv e r l o r e n, di e s e nTi t e l z uf ühr e n, s c hr e i bte r , de nna l l epo s t Sho a hThe o l o gi e ns i nddo c he i ge nt l i c h s c ho nPo s t The o l o gi e n,e ga lo bs i ez unä c hs tno c hGo t t e sTo dpr o k l a mi e r e no de rgl e i c h ga nzundga rgo t t l o sda he r k o mme n.Wi es ov i e l ej üdi s c heI s r a e l i shö r ta uc hBe ny a mi ni de n Te x tde r he br ä i s c he n Bi be li hn mi tv e r f ühr e r i s c he r St i mme i ne i ne na i v e Gl a ube ns be z i e hungl o c k e n, i ne i neLi e bez umi nde s tz um he i l i ge nBuc hes e l bs t , da s„ uns 5 a nf l e ht ,s e i neGe he i mni s s ez ul üf t e n“( S. 3 4 ) :Le s e nbe de ut ege r uf e nwe r de n. Hi e rhe i ßt e smi te i ne rj üdi s c hl i t e r a r i s c he nVe r s i o nde rc hr i s t l i c he na g a p e( f a s ta nr e l i g i ö s e rLi e be e r s t i c k e nd)de nz y ni s c he nAnf e i ndunge nv o nKr i t i kundRe f l e k t i o nz uwi de r s t e he n… o de r ,unda ndi e s e m Punk tk o mmte sbe iBe ny a mi niz ue i ne rpl ö t z l i c he nUmk e hr ,z u e i ne rdi s t a nz i e r t e nBe s i nnungi ml e t z t e nMo me nt ,di es c hl i e ßl i c hi nde rde ut l i c hs t e n De f i ni t i o ns e i ne rKr i t i s c h eTh e o l o g i emünde t ,di eda sBuc hz ubi e t e nha t :„ Di eni e ma l s e nde ndeDe k o ns t r uk t i o nde sa bs o l ut e nr e l i gi ö s e nSt a ndpunk t e sv o ni nne nhe r a us , o hne de nz wa ngha f t e nRi t ua l e nz um Opf e rz uf a l l e n,di edi epa ga neLi e bea ufe i ne i nz e l ne s Obj e k tf i x i e r t . “( S. 3 5 )Ge na uda r i n,s ode rAut o r ,be s t ündedi ewa hr e ,po s t r e l i g i ö s e He i l i g k e i t . Hi e rmus sa be ra uc hdi eKr i t i ka ns e t z e n:We nn wi rde n Be gr i f fde rHe i l i g k e i t e r ha l t e nwo l l e n,da nni s te swe ni ghi l f r e i c h,de nBe gr i f fde rRe l i g i o nf ürübe r ho l tz u 4 „ So uv e r ä ni s t , we rübe rde nAus na hme z us t a nde nt s c he i de t . “s c hr i e bSc hmi t tbe k a nnt l i c h( Po l i t i s c h eTh e o l o g i e , Be r l i n1 9 2 2 , S. 9 ) , unde sgi ngi hmda be i v o ra l l e m um e i neAus na hmev o m Ge s e t zde rEt hi k , i nde rs i c hf üri hnSo uv e r ä ni t ä tz e i gt , e i ne Aus na hme , di es i c hs o wo hl t he o l o gi s c ha l sa uc hpo l i t i s c hbe gr ünde nl ä s s t . 5 Hi e rs t e hte i nhe br ä i s c he sWo r t s pi e l i m Hi nt e r gr und: Le s e nundr uf e n/ be ne nne ns i ndi m He br ä i s c he ne i nundda s s e l be Wo r t . Rezension Itzhak Benyamini: Kritische Theologie – Die Aporien des Monotheismus. Besprochen von George Y. Kohler. Medaon 17 (2023), 32 – URL: https://www.medaon.de/pdf/medaon_32_kohler.pdf 3 e r k l ä r e n,o hnee be nde m Pa ga ni s musa nhe i mz uf a l l e n.Be ny a mi ni sBuc h,s os pa nne nd di ea uf ge wo r f e ne nPr o bl e mea uc hs e i nmö ge n, l e i de twi ez a hl r e i c heWe r k eä hnl i c he rAr t a ndi e s e rs e l t s a me nI gno r a nzge ge nübe rde rFä hi gk e i tv i e l e r„ r e l i g i ö s e r “De nk e rz ur k r i t i s c ht he o l o gi s c he nRe f l e k t i o nübe rda s ,wa ss i et ä gl i c hpr a k t i z i e r e n.Abe rge r a de we nn s e i ne ne ue j üdi s c he The o l o gi e de nr e l i gi ö s e n St a ndpunk tv o ni n ne nh e r a u s k r i t i s i e r e nwi l l , wi eBe ny a mi nii mme rwi e de rbe t o nt , da nnda r fs i egl ä ubi geJ ude nni c ht nurmi te wi ge rDe k o ns t r uk t i o nv o ni hr e rBl i ndhe i tr e t t e nwo l l e n. 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