Revelation and Authority : Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library
ISBN-10
0300234686
ISBN-13
9780300234688
Publisher
Yale University Press
Imprint
Yale University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 15th, 2018
Print length
440 Pages
Weight
576 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 24.40 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
NoneChristian theologyJudaism: sacred textsJudaism: theology
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Winner of the 2016 Goldstein-Goren Award for the best book in Jewish Thought At once a study of biblical theology and modern Jewish thought, this volume describes a “participatory theory of revelation” as it addresses the ways biblical authors and contemporary theologians alike understand the process of revelation and hence the authority of the law. Benjamin Sommer maintains that the Pentateuch’s authors intend not only to convey God’s will but to express Israel’s interpretation of and response to that divine will. Thus Sommer’s close readings of biblical texts bolster liberal theologies of modern Judaism, especially those of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Franz Rosenzweig. This bold view of revelation puts a premium on human agency and attests to the grandeur of a God who accomplishes a providential task through the free will of the human subjects under divine authority. Yet, even though the Pentateuch’s authors hold diverse views of revelation, all of them regard the binding authority of the law as sacrosanct. Sommer’s book demonstrates why a law-observant religious Jew can be open to discoveries about the Bible that seem nontraditional or even antireligious.
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