The Closed Book: How the Rabbis Taught the Jews (Not) to Read the Bible - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691243290ISBN-10:691243298UPC:9780691243290Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Judaism, Biblical Criticism & InterpretationBook Topic:Sacred Writings, Old TestamentSize:6.30 x 9.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCW7SVG8J8
The Closed Book: How the Rabbis Taught the Jews (Not) to Read the Bible
A groundbreaking reinterpretation of early Judaism, during the millennium before the study of the Bible took center stage
Early Judaism is often described as the religion of the book par excellence--a movement built around the study of the Bible and steeped in a culture of sacred bookishness that evolved from an unrelenting focus on a canonical text. But in The Closed Book, Rebecca Scharbach...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691243290ISBN-10:691243298UPC:9780691243290Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Judaism, Biblical Criticism & InterpretationBook Topic:Sacred Writings, Old TestamentSize:6.30 x 9.30 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SCW7SVG8J8
Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg is assistant professor of Judaic studies at the University of Michigan.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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