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Studies in the Bible and Jewish Thought by Moshe Greenberg

Studies in the Bible and Jewish Thought

Moshe Greenberg

The Jewish Publication Society · Hardcover · December 11, 1995

In this collection of essays, Dr.

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Essays examine biblical values and trace their continuities and transformations in later Jewish creativity.
Genres
Old Testament Interpretation, Old Testament Studies, Jewish Scriptures
Published
The Jewish Publication Society, December 11, 1995

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About this book

In this collection of essays, Dr. Moshe Greenberg, one of world’s foremost Bible experts, stays true to the task of the classical Jewish scholar: to enhance the Bible in the eyes of the faith/cultural community by seeking to set forth existential values embodied in the biblical narratives, laws, and rituals, and pointing to the continuities and transformations of the biblical materials in later Jewish creativity.

Biblical Existential Values

Essays examine biblical values and trace their continuities and transformations in later Jewish creativity.

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  • Existential values embodied in biblical narratives
  • Continuities and transformations in later Jewish creativity

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  • Interpretive attention to biblical laws
  • Interpretive attention to biblical rituals

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Publisher categories

  • Jewish Theology
Authors
Moshe Greenberg
Publisher
The Jewish Publication Society
Published
December 11, 1995
Format
Hardcover
Reading lane
Jewish Theology