The Pentateuch as Torah: New Models for Understanding Its Promulgation and Acceptance
Language: English
Published by Eisenbrauns, 2007
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- Title
- The Pentateuch as Torah: New Models for Understanding Its Promulgation and Acceptance
- Author
- Gary N. Knoppers; Bernard M. Levinson
- Publisher
- Eisenbrauns
- Publication year
- 2007
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1575061406
- ISBN 13
- 9781575061405
- Item weight
- 22 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6x1x9
Since antiquity, the five books of Moses have served as a sacred constitution, foundational for both Jews and Samaritans. However long the process of accepting the Pentateuch as authoritative tôrâ ("instruction") took, this was by all accounts a monumental achievement in the history of these peoples and indeed an important moment in the history of the ancient world. In the long development of Western societies, the Pentateuch has served as a major influence on the development of law, political philosophy, and social thought. The question is: how, where, and why did this process of acceptance occur, when did it occur, and how long did it take?
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About the Author
Bernard M. Levinson holds the Berman Family Chair of Jewish Studies and Hebrew Bible at the University of Minnesota. He is author of Deuteronomy and the Hermeneutics of Legal Innovation (1997), which won the 1999 Salo W. Baron Award for Best First Book in Literature and Thought from the American Academy for Jewish Research. He is coeditor of four volumes, most recently The Pentateuch as Torah: New Models for Understanding Its Promulgation and Acceptance (2007), and the author of The Right Chorale: Studies in Biblical Law and Interpretation (2008). The interdisciplinary significance of his work has been recognized with appointments to both the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) and the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin/Berlin Institute for Advanced Study.
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