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The Closed Book: How the Rabbis Taught the Jews (Not) to Read the Bible

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Availability:In StockContributor:Rebecca Scharbach WollenbergPublish date:9/23/2025Pages:272
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691243313ISBN-10:069124331XUPC:9780691243313Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Judaism, Biblical Criticism & InterpretationBook Topic:Sacred Writings, Old TestamentSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCNVA0X1MJ

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-13:9780691243313ISBN-10:069124331XUPC:9780691243313Book Category:ReligionBook Subcategory:Judaism, Biblical Criticism & InterpretationBook Topic:Sacred Writings, Old TestamentSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCNVA0X1MJ
Rebecca Scharbach Wollenberg is assistant professor of Judaic studies at the University of Michigan.
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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