Martin Buber

Question 1

What are Martin Buber’s key contributions? (Broad)

Answer 1

• Philosophy of Dialogue
• Translation of Lutheran Hebrew Bible into German
• Contribution to adult Jewish education

Question 2

Where was Buber’s Philosophy of Dialogue first published?

Answer 2

Ich und Du (1923)

Question 3

What is the I-It relationship?

Answer 3

One-sided relationship between an individual and their individual surroundings; the world as they experience it.

Question 4

What is the I-Thou relationship?

Answer 4

I-Thou describes the world of relationships,

Question 5

Quote for Philosophy of Dialogue

Answer 5

“All real living is meeting.”

Question 6

Quote for relationships

Answer 6

“When two humans relate to each other authentically and humanly, God is the electricity that surges between them.”

Question 7

What is the I-Eternal Thou relationship?

Answer 7

I-Eternal-Thou emphasises God as present in all aspects and relationships in life (omnipresent).

Question 8

When did Buber start working on the translation of the Lutheran Hebrew Bible and with who?

Answer 8

Martin Buber started the translation of the Hebrew Bible with Franz Rosenzweig in 1925, who passed away in 1929, and carried on alone until its completion in 1961.

Question 9

What was the name of the university that Martin Buber worked in?

Answer 9

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Question 10

When did Buber start working on the translation of the Lutheran Hebrew Bible and with who?

Answer 10

Martin Buber started the translation of the Hebrew Bible with Frans Rosenzweig in 1925, who passed away in 1929, and carried on alone until its completion in 1961.

Question 11

What was the name of the university that Martin Buber worked in?

Answer 11

Hebrew University of Jerusalem