Judaism and Its Bible explores the profoundly deep and complex relationship between Jews, Judaism, and the Hebrew Bible. The Hebrew Bible has been ubiquitous in Jewish life and thought: Jews read it, interpret it, and debate it. They translate the Bible even as they deem those translations inadequate, and they cite the Bible as the basis for observances that are not even mentioned in it. Jews quote the Bible as authority for their tradition’s preservation and innovation, as both the word of God and the language of humans, and as justification for both pro- and anti-rabbinic movements. Fascinating and comprehensive, Judaism and Its Bible describes the extraordinary two-and-a-half-millennia journey of a people and its book that has changed the world.
Author: Frederick E. Greenspahn
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
Published: 08/01/2023
Pages: 294
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.91w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9780827615106
Language: English
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