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The Torah and Its God - A Humanist Inquiry (Hardcover)
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The Torah and Its God - A Humanist Inquiry (Hardcover)
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This detailed examination of the "Torah" (the first five books of
the Bible) lays particular emphasis on the role and character of
the Torah's transcendent God, as its central protagonist. Viewing
both the 'Torah' and its God as purely human creations, humanist
Jordan Jay Hillman seeks in no way to devalue this hugely
influential book. His aim instead is to reinterpret it as a still
vital text that used theistic means appropriate to its time to
inspire people toward their worthiest human purposes. It is thus
for its 'timeless themes' rather than its 'dated particularities'
(including its model of a transcendent God) that we should honour
the 'Torah' in our time as both the wellspring of Judaic culture
and a major influence on Christian and Islamic ethics and morals.
From his humanist perspective and his background as a lawyer and
professor of law at North-western University (now emeritus),
Hillman offers many insights into the narrative and wide-ranging
legal code of "Genesis", "Exodus", "Leviticus", "Numbers", and
"Deuteronomy"- including their many contradictions and anomalies.
His analysis draws on a broad scholarly consensus regarding the
'Documentary Theory', as it bears on the identities and periods of
the Torah's human sources. This thorough explication of an often
misunderstood ancient text will help humanists, and many theists
alike, to appreciate the rich moral, ethical, and cultural heritage
of the 'Torah' and its enduring relevance to our time.
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