| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction to engaging Torah / Walter Homolka -- Torah in Jewish life from the nineteenth century until today / Tamara Cohn Eskenazi -- Introduction to Genesis / Ziony Zevit -- Introduction to Exodus / David H. Aaron -- Introduction to Leviticus / Alan Cooper -- Introduction to Numbers / Jacob L. Wright -- Introduction to Deuteronomy / Bernard M. Levinson -- Introduction to the Haftarot / Lawrence A. Hoffman -- Introduction to Nevi'im / Marc Zvi Brettler |
| Summary |
Back cover: In this volume of essays, eminent Jewish scholars from around the world present introductions to the different parts of the Bible for the wider public. The essays encompass a general introduction to the Torah in Jewish life, and include specific essays on each of the Five Books of Moses, as well as on the Haftarot, Neviim, and Ketuvim. The contributions provide an overview of the core content of each book as well as highlight central themes and the reception and relevance of these themes in Jewish life and culture past and present. These essays, informed by and based on the profound academic research of their authors, together provide an invaluable bridge between high-level academic insight and the study of the Bible both in synagogues and in homes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 15, 2018) |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013769
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Bible. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
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Haftarot. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81026486
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Bible. Prophets (Neviʼim) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80008476
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Bible. Hagiographa -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish
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Haftarot fast |
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Bible. Prophets (Neviʼim) fast |
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Bible. Pentateuch fast |
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Bible. Hagiographa fast |
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
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Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. nli |
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Bible. Pentateuch -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. nli |
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Haftarot. nli |
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Bible. Prophets. nli |
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Bible. Hagiographa -- Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish. nli |
| Subject |
RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Old Testament.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Sacred Writings.
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LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Essays.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Homolka, Walter, editor.
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Panken, Aaron D., editor.
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| ISBN |
9780822983033 |
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0822983036 |
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