Reading the sacred text
Subtitle: what the Torah tells us
By: Aaron Lichtenstein
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Urim Publications
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Jerusalem; New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9789655241648
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation, etc., Jewish; Bible; Hermeneutics
Description: "Understanding the sacred text has been a wonderful yet elusive challenge through the ages. This book is a reading of the Bible, accessible to readers of all backgrounds and levels of familiarity with the biblical text. In contrast to previous works on the subject, Reading the Sacred Text focuses on the true meaning of the biblical text rather than the metaphorical or mystical interpretations. It retells, in a captivating and easy-to-follow narrative, the story of the Five Books of Moses, the first books of the Bible"--