ISBN:
9780814798331
,
0814798330
,
0814780946
Language:
English
Pages:
xiv, 185 Seiten
,
24 cm
Edition:
First published in paperback
Year of publication:
2003
Series Statement:
Reappraisals in Jewish social and intellectual history
DDC:
222/.106
Keywords:
Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Bible - History of Biblical events
;
Bible
;
Altes Testament
;
Study and interpretation of the Old Testament
;
Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Politics in the Bible
;
Politique dans la Bible
;
Politieke aspecten
;
Tora
;
Politik
;
Bible - Criticism, interpretation, etc
;
Politics in the Bible
Abstract:
"In The Original Torah, S. David Sperling argues that, while there is no archeological evidence to support much of the activity chronicled in the Torah, a historical reality exists there if we know how to seek it. By noting the use of foreign words or mentions of technological innovations scholars can often pinpoint the date and place in which a text was written. Sperling examines the stories of the Torah against their historical and geographic backgrounds and arrives at a new conclusion: the tales of the Torah were originally composed as allegories whose purpose was distinctly and intentionally political. The book illustrates how the authors of the Pentateuch advanced their political and religious agenda by attributing deeds of historical figures like Jeroboam and David to ancient allegorical characters like Abraham and Jacob. If "Abraham" had made peace with Philistines, for example, then David could rely on a precedent to do likewise. The Original Torah provides a new interpretive key to the foundational document of both Judaism and Christianity"--Publisher description
Abstract:
It says in the Torah -- History and allegory -- The allegory of servitude in Egypt and the Exodus -- Yahweh's berît (covenant) : which came first -- sex or politics? -- Abraham -- Jacob, Jeroboam, and Joseph -- Aaron -- Moses.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-177) and index
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