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The poetical masterpiece that confronts the inexplicable mystery
of good and evil can be a companion on your own spiritual
journey.
The book of Job, celebrated as a classic of world literature and
one of the glories of the Bible, can often be puzzling and
frustrating: puzzling for its dialogue form and off-putting because
of the many questions it leaves unanswered. The book was written in
a world very different from our own, and yet the fundamental
questions it raises are still ones we grapple with today: Is it
worthwhile to act for the best? Does life have a meaning beyond
itself? Why do the righteous suffer and the guilty prosper?
In this accessible guide to a spiritual masterpiece, Donald
Kraus, the editor of the Oxford University Press Study Bible
program, clarifies what Job is, helps overcome difficulties in the
text, and suggests what Job may mean for us today. Kraus's fresh
translation captures some of the finest poetry in the Hebrew Bible
and uncovers the original author s intent in a way that is
accessible for modern readers and spiritual seekers.
This inviting SkyLight Illuminations edition, with probing
facing-page commentary, explores Job s daring challenges to God s
goodness, asks questions about the basic fairness of existence, and
offers compelling descriptions of the glories of the created world
and the bitter sorrows of human life."
First published in 2004, The Jewish Study Bible is a landmark,
one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students
of the Hebrew Bible. It has won acclaim from readers in all
religious traditions.
The Jewish Study Bible combines the entire Hebrew Bible--in the
celebrated Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation--with
explanatory notes, introductory materials, and essays by leading
biblical scholars on virtually every aspect of the text, the world
in which it was written, its interpretation, and its role in Jewish
life. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and
vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life.
This second edition includes revised annotations for nearly the
entire Bible, as well as forty new and updated essays on many of
the issues in Jewish interpretation, Jewish worship in the biblical
and post-biblical periods, and the growing influence of the Hebrew
Bible in the ancient world.
The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition, is an essential resource
for anyone interested in the Hebrew Bible.
The Book of Judges has typically been treated either as a historical account of the conquest of Israel and the rise of the monarch, or as an ancient Israelite work of literary fiction. In this new approach, Brettler contends that Judges is essentially a political tract, which argues for the legitimacy of Davidic kingship. He skilfully and accessibly shows the tension between the stories in their original forms, and how they were altered and reused to create a book with a very different meaning. Important reading for all those studying this part of the Bible.
The Creation of History in Ancient Israel demonstrates how the historian can start to piece together the history of ancient Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a source. eBook available with sample pages: 020345524X
Much of the Old Testament narrates what it claims to be the history
of Israel. However, a close reading of the biblical text in
conjunction with other literary and archaeological evidence
indicates that the "history" provided by the Old Testament is
frequently inaccurate or untrue. Marc Zvi Brettler explores
alternative ways of reading the biblical texts. Through an indepth
analysis of texts from the "Book of Chronicles", "Genesis",
"Deuteronomy", "Judges" and "Samuel", Brettler shows how the
biblical historians were influenced by four key factors: typology,
interpretation of earlier texts, satire and ideology. This work
demonstrates how the historian, by taking account of this model of
history writing, can start to piece together the history of ancient
Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a source.
The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament show how and why
Jews and Christians read many of the same Biblical texts -
including passages from the Pentateuch, the Prophets, and the
Psalms - differently. Exploring and explaining these diverse
perspectives, they reveal more clearly Scripture's beauty and
power. Esteemed Bible scholars and teachers Amy-Jill Levine and
Marc Z. Brettler take readers on a guided tour of the most popular
Hebrew Bible passages quoted in the New Testament to show what the
texts meant in their original contexts and then how Jews and
Christians, over time, understood those same texts. Passages
include the creation of the world, the role of Adam and Eve, the
Suffering Servant of Isiah, the book of Jonah, and Psalm 22, whose
words, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me," Jesus quotes as
he dies on the cross. Comparing various interpretations -
historical, literary, and theological - of each ancient text,
Levine and Brettler offer deeper understandings of the original
narratives and their many afterlives. They show how the text speaks
to different generations under changed circumstances, and so
illuminate the Bible's ongoing significance. By understanding the
depth and variety by which these passages have been, and can be,
understood, The Bible With and Without Jesus does more than enhance
our religious understandings, it helps us to see the Bible as a
source of inspiration for any and all readers.
The editors of The Jewish Annotated New Testament explore how Jews
and Christians can learn from and understand each other better by
exploring how they read many of the same Bible stories through
different lens. Esteemed Bible scholars Amy-Jill Levine and Marc
Brettler take readers on a guided tour of the most popular Old
Testament stories referenced in the New Testament to explore how
Christians, Jews, and scholars read these ancient texts
differently. Among the passages analyzed are the creation story,
the role of Adam and Eve, the suffering servant passages in Isaiah,
the sign of "Jonah" Jesus refers to, and the words Jesus quotes
from Psalm 22 as he is dying on the cross, "My God, my God, why
have you forsaken me?" Comparing Jewish, Christian, and academic
interpretations of each ancient narrative, Levine and Brettler
offer a deeper understanding of these contrasting faiths, and
illuminate the historical and literary significance of the Bible
and its place in our culture. Revealing not only what Jews and
Christians can learn from each other, The Bible With and Without
Jesus also shows how to appreciate the distinctive perspectives of
each. By understanding the depth and variety of reading these
passages, we not only enhance our knowledge of each other, but also
see more clearly the beauty and power of Scripture itself.
First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament was a
groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish background
to the attention of students, clergy, and general readers. In this
new edition, eighty Jewish scholars bring together unparalleled
scholarship to shed new light on the text. This thoroughly revised
and greatly expanded second edition brings even more helpful
information and new insights to the study of the New Testament. *
Introductions to each New Testament book, containing guidance for
reading and specific information about how the book relates to the
Judaism of the period, have been revised and augmented, and in some
cases newly written. * Annotations on the text-some revised, some
new to this edition-provide verse-by-verse commentary. * The thirty
essays from the first edition are thoroughly updated, and there are
twenty-four new essays, on topics such as "Mary in Jewish
Tradition,", "Christology," and "Messianic Judaism." * For
Christian readers The Jewish Annotated New Testament offers a
window into the first-century world of Judaism from which the New
Testament springs. There are explanations of Jewish concepts such
as food laws and rabbinic argumentation. It also provides a
much-needed corrective to many centuries of Christian
misunderstandings of the Jewish religion. * For Jewish readers,
this volume provides the chance to encounter the New Testament-a
text of vast importance in Western European and American
culture-with no religious agenda and with guidance from Jewish
experts in theology, history, and Jewish and Christian thought. It
also explains Christian practices, such as the Eucharist. The
Jewish Annotated New Testament, Second Edition is an essential
volume that places the New Testament writings in a context that
will enlighten readers of any faith or none.
The poetical masterpiece that confronts the inexplicable mystery of
good and evil can be a companion on your own spiritual journey. The
book of Job, celebrated as a classic of world literature and one of
the glories of the Bible, can often be puzzling and frustrating:
puzzling for its dialogue form and off-putting because of the many
questions it leaves unanswered. The book was written in a world
very different from our own, and yet the fundamental questions it
raises are still ones we grapple with today: Is it worthwhile to
act for the best? Does life have a meaning beyond itself? Why do
the righteous suffer and the guilty prosper? In this accessible
guide to a spiritual masterpiece, Donald Kraus, the editor of the
Oxford University Press Study Bible program, clarifies what Job is,
helps overcome difficulties in the text and suggests what Job may
mean for us today. Kraus's fresh translation captures some of the
finest poetry in the Hebrew Bible and uncovers the original
author's intent in a way that is accessible for modern readers and
spiritual seekers. This inviting SkyLight Illuminations edition,
with probing facing-page commentary, explores Job’s daring
challenges to God’s goodness, asks questions about the basic
fairness of existence, and offers compelling descriptions of the
glories of the created world and the bitter sorrows of human life.
In his new book, master Bible scholar and teacher Marc Brettler
argues that today's contemporary readers can only understand the
ancient Hebrew Scripture by knowing more about the culture that
produced it. And so Brettler unpacks the literary conventions,
ideological assumptions, and historical conditions that inform the
biblical text and demonstrates how modern critical scholarship and
archaeological discoveries shed light on this fascinating and
complex literature.
Brettler surveys representative biblical texts from different
genres to illustrate how modern can read these texts. He guides us
in reading the Bible as it was read in the biblical period,
independent of later religious norms and interpretive traditions.
Understanding the Bible this way lets us appreciate it as an
interesting text that speaks in multiple voices on profound
issues.
Although the emphasis of How to Read the Jewish Bible is on
showing contemporary Jews, as well as Christians, how they can
relate to the Bible in a more meaningful way, readers at any level
of religious faith can benefit greatly from this comprehensive but
remarkably clear guide to interpreting the Jewish Bible.
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This is the first attempt in biblical studies to apply the tools
developed by theoreticians of metaphor to the common biblical
metaphor of God as king. The extent to which elements of human
kingship are projected onto God is investigated, and several
significant conclusions emerge: 1. Royal characteristics that have
a diminutive connotation are generally not projected onto God. 2.
God's nature as greatest king is emphasized through use of
superlatives. For example, his garb is enormous and he has a large
number of royal attendants. God is not limited by the metaphor. 3.
When the entailments of the metaphor would have conflicted with
Israelite proscriptions, such as the iconic prohibition, the
metaphor is avoided. 4. The metaphor is predominant enough to
influence Israel's depiction of human kingship. For example, the
term gadol ('great', 'majestic') is appropriated by God the king
and is not used of the Israelite king. 5. There is no single
metaphor 'God is king'; as Israelite kingship changes, the metaphor
undergoes parallel changes. Also, biblical authors emphasize
different aspects of God's kingship in specific contexts. The lack
of a complete fit between human kingship (the vehicle) and God as
king (the tenor) is consistent with the tensive view of metaphor,
which predominates in contemporary scholarship. The literary study
has other benefits. By enumerating the parallels between human and
heavenly messengers, it finds that 'angels' should be construed as
projections of royal officials. The analysis of human enthronement
rituals as they are projected onto God suggests that there was no
annual 'enthronement festival' which celebrated God becoming king.
The systematic study of the metaphor also opens new avenues for
exploring a number of issues in the study of Israelite religion.
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