Studies in Biblical Interpretation,9780827606890

Studies in Biblical Interpretation

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ISBN13: 9780827606890
ISBN10: 0827606893
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-12-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Nebraska Pr
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Summary

A collection of nearly thiry essays on the Torah, the Psalms, Prophets and Writings and Biblical History. Complete with subject index, bibliography and a foreword by Jeffrey Tigay.

Author Biography

Prof. Sarna has taught at many institudions of higher learning, including Philadelphia's Gratz College, Brandeis University, Andover Newton Theological School, Columbia University, and Yale University. He is currently Giimelstob Imminent Scholar in Judaica and Professor of Judaic Studies at Florida Atlantic University.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxiii
ESSAYS ON BIBLICAL AND RELATED TOPICS
The Divine Title 'abhir ya`aqobh
3(10)
Paganism and Biblical Judaism
13(16)
The Biblical Sources for the History of the Monarchy
29(24)
Ancient Libraries and the Ordering of the Biblical Books
53(14)
The Authority and Interpretation of Scripture in Jewish Tradition
67(14)
Hebrew and Bible Studies in Medieval Spain
81(46)
Rashi the Commentator
127(12)
Abraham Ibn Ezra as an Exegete
139(22)
Abraham Geiger and Biblical Scholarship
161(12)
Jewish Bible Scholarship and Translations in the United States
173(38)
Torah
The Anticipatory Use of Information as a Literary Feature of the Genesis Narratives
211(10)
Genesis 21:33: A Study in the Development of a Biblical Text and Its Rabbinic Transformation
221(8)
The Decalogue
229(10)
Introduction to the Hilleli Manuscript
239(14)
Writing a Commentary on the Torah
253(18)
PROPHETS
Naboth's Vineyard Revisited (1 Kings 21)
271(10)
The Abortive Insurrection in Zedekiah's Day (Jeremiah 27--29)
281(14)
Zedekiah's Emancipation of Slaves and the Sabbatical Year
295(10)
Ezekiel 8:17: A Fresh Examination
305(8)
WRITINGS
Prolegomenon to the Psalms
313(22)
The Psalm Superscriptions and the Guilds
335(22)
Legal Terminology in Psalm 3:8
357(8)
Psalm XIX and the Near Eastern Sun-God Literature
365(12)
Psalm 89: A Study in Inner Biblical Exegesis
377(18)
The Psalm for the Sabbath Day (Psalm 92)
395(16)
Epic Substratum in the Prose of Job
411(14)
The Mythological Background of Job 18
425(6)
Bibliography of the Published Writings of Nahum M. Sarna 431(6)
List of Biblical Passages Cited 437(10)
Index 447

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