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Jewish Concepts of Scripture

by Benjamin D. Sommer
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What do Jews think scripture is? How do the People of the Book conceive of the Book of Books? In what ways is it authoritative? Who has the right to interpret it? Is it divinely or humanly written? And have Jews always thought about the Bible in the same way?
In seventeen cohesive and rigorously researched essays, this volume traces the way some of the most important Jewish thinkers throughout history have addressed these questions from the rabbinic era through the medieval Islamic world to modern Jewish scholarship. They address why different Jewish thinkers, writers, and communities have turned to the Bible—and what they expect to get from it. Ultimately, argues editor Benjamin D. Sommer, in understanding the ways Jews construct scripture, we begin to understand the ways Jews construct themselves.

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Publisher: NYU Press

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  • Release date: October 29, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9780814724798
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  • ISBN: 9780814724798
  • File size: 2516 KB
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History Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction

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English

What do Jews think scripture is? How do the People of the Book conceive of the Book of Books? In what ways is it authoritative? Who has the right to interpret it? Is it divinely or humanly written? And have Jews always thought about the Bible in the same way?
In seventeen cohesive and rigorously researched essays, this volume traces the way some of the most important Jewish thinkers throughout history have addressed these questions from the rabbinic era through the medieval Islamic world to modern Jewish scholarship. They address why different Jewish thinkers, writers, and communities have turned to the Bible—and what they expect to get from it. Ultimately, argues editor Benjamin D. Sommer, in understanding the ways Jews construct scripture, we begin to understand the ways Jews construct themselves.

Expand title description text
History Religion & Spirituality Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    NYU Press

    Kindle Book
    Release date: October 29, 2012

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780814724798
    File size: 2516 KB
    Release date: October 29, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780814724798
    File size: 2516 KB
    Release date: October 29, 2012

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English