People of the Book: Canon, Meaning and Authority

People of the Book: Canon, Meaning and Authority

by Moshe Halbertal (Author)

Synopsis

Scripture is at the centre of many religions. This book looks at the function, development and implications of the centrality of text upon the Jewish community. It forms an introduction to Jewish hermeneutics, exploring shifts from the Bible to the Torah and biblical religion to rabbinic Judaism.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 31 Dec 1997

ISBN 10: 0674661125
ISBN 13: 9780674661127