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Essential Torah: A Complete Guide to the Five Books of Moses

Door George Robinson

Categorie
Israël & Judaica
Boeknummer
#340179-XG1
Titel
Essential Torah: A Complete Guide to the Five Books of Moses
Auteur
Robinson, George
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover
Uitgeverij
New York : Schocken Books
Jaar van uitgave
2006
ISBN10
0805241868
ISBN13
9780805241860
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original boards, gilt lettered spine, 8vo.
Samenvatting
Whether you are studying the Bible for the first time or you're simply curious about its history and contents, you will find everything you need in this "accessible, well-written handbook to Jewish belief as set forth in the Torah" (The Jerusalem Post).

George Robinson, author of the acclaimed Essential Judaism, begins by recounting the various theories of the origins of the Torah and goes on to explain its importance as the core element in Jewish belief and practice. He discusses the basics of Jewish theology and Jewish history as they are derived from the Torah, and he outlines how the Dead Sea Scrolls and other archaeological discoveries have enhanced our understanding of the Bible. He introduces us to the vast literature of biblical commentary, chronicles the evolution of ... (Lees verder)the Torah's place in the synagogue service, offers an illuminating discussion of women and the Bible, and provides a study guide as a companion for individual or group Bible study. In the book's centerpiece, Robinson summarizes all fifty-four portions that make up the Torah and gives us a brilliant distillation of two thousand years of biblical commentaries—from the rabbis of the Mishnah and the Talmud to medieval commentators such as Rashi, Maimonides, and ibn Ezra to contemporary scholars such as Nahum Sarna, Nechama Leibowitz, Robert Alter, and Everett Fox.

This extraordinary volume—which includes a listing of the Torah reading cycles, a Bible time line, glossaries of terms and biblical commentators, and a bibliography—will stand as the essential sourcebook on the Torah for years to come.
Pagina's
593
Conditie
Redelijk — Dust jacket missing; markings with ballpoint pen and pencil in margin.
Prijs
€ 10,00

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