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Fighting Over the Bible: Jewish Interpretation, Sectarianism and Polemic from Temple to Talmud and Beyond [Kietas viršelis]

  • Formatas: Hardback, 344 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x155 mm, weight: 696 g
  • Serija: Brill Reference Library of Judaism 54
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-Mar-2017
  • Leidėjas: Brill
  • ISBN-10: 9004339108
  • ISBN-13: 9789004339101
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  • Formatas: Hardback, 344 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x155 mm, weight: 696 g
  • Serija: Brill Reference Library of Judaism 54
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-Mar-2017
  • Leidėjas: Brill
  • ISBN-10: 9004339108
  • ISBN-13: 9789004339101
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Fighting over the Bible explores the bitter conflicts between main stream Jews and their internal and external opponents, especially between particular Jewish groups such as Pharisees, Sadducees, Qumranites, Samaritans, Rabbanites and Karaites, as well as with Christians and Muslims regarding their interpretations of Jewish Scripture. The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament is an important sacred text for all branches of the Abrahamic faiths, but it has more often divided than unified them. This volume explores and exemplifies the roots of these interpretive conflicts and controversies and traces the rich exegetical and theological approaches that grew out of them. Focusing on the Jewish sources from the late Second Temple period through the high Middle-Ages, it illustrates how the study of the Bible filled the vacuum left by the Temples destruction, and became the foundation of Jewish life throughout its long conflicted history.





"This is a rich and engaging volume, one of impressive erudition and sound scholarship. It demonstrates a deep understanding of the history that it seeks to unravel and document. I especially appreciate the attention given to primary sources in their original languages (usually accompanied by English translation) and the balanced and fair-minded handling of controversial issues." - Richard A. Taylor, DTS (Dallas Theological Seminary), in: Voice (2017)

"In this passionate account, Isaac Kalimi crystallizes a decade of personal research into the dynamics that shaped Jewish interpretation of the Tanak from the second century B.C.E. to the sixteenth century C.E. This is a startlingly honest book that profiles the Bible as a source of conflict rather than mutual understanding among the Abrahamic traditions...It will be a fine addition to the libraries of religious studies departments, seminaries, and study groups that are committed to interfaith dialogue." - Michael W. Duggan, in: Catholic Biblical Quarterly 81 (2019)

Each of these chapters carries the overall theme of how the sacred text of the HB has been interpreted and why this has prompted controversy and conflict...The arguments are straightforward and have a clear conclusion at the end of each chapter. The Appendix And What Now? gives a strong analysis of how disagreeing factions can reconcile ideas for a more peaceful future and presents a persuasive argument for peaceful coexistence between Jews and Christians in the modern world. - Jacob Greenhouse, in: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43 (2019)

Recenzijos

"This is a rich and engaging volume, one of impressive erudition and sound scholarship. It demonstrates a deep understanding of the history that it seeks to unravel and document. I especially appreciate the attention given to primary sources in their original languages (usually accompanied by English translation) and the balanced and fair-minded handling of controversial issues."

- Richard A. Taylor, in DTS (Dallas Theological Seminary) Voice, 2017





This book contains ten stand-alone chapters which discuss various issues within early Jewish Exegesis. () The arguments are straightforward and have a clear conclusion at the end of each chapter. The Appendix And What Now? gives a strong analysis of how disagreeing factions can reconcile ideas for a more peaceful future and presents a persuasive argument for peaceful coexistence between Jews and Christians in the modern world.

- Jacob Greenhouse, in Society for Old Testament Study Book List 2019

List of Abbreviations
ix
Introduction 1(16)
1 The Name of the Volume
1(1)
2 The Purpose of the Volume
1(2)
3 A Brief Survey of the Classical Jewish Exegetical Works
3(8)
4 Structure and Overview
11(6)
PART 1 The Hebrew Bible and Its Jewish Interpretive Presuppositions and Polemics
1 The Place of the Bible in Jewish Religion and Culture: Written and Oral Torah
17(29)
1 The Centrality and Neglect of the Hebrew Bible in Judaism: An Enigmatic Constellation
17(9)
2 The Rabbinic Presuppositions and Principles of Scripture
26(1)
3 Written Torah and Oral Torah
27(10)
4 Some Principles of the Classical Jewish Biblical Interpretation
37(1)
5 Defense of the Religious and Cultural Heritage
38(6)
6 Conclusion
44(2)
2 Rabbinic Exegesis in Contradiction to the Simple Meaning of Biblical Texts
46(26)
1 Introduction
46(1)
2 The Biblical Lex Talionis and Its Disputed Later Reinterpretations
47(7)
3 Civil and Religious (Mis)Interpretation of Biblical Laws and Narratives
54(5)
4 Theological and Ethical (Mis)Interpretation of Biblical Narratives and Laws
59(6)
5 Excursus: The Rabbinic Attitude to Converts
65(3)
6 Conclusion
68(4)
3 Theologies and Methodologies in Classical Jewish Interpretation: A Study of Midrash Psalms and Its View of God
72(18)
1 Introduction
72(2)
2 Theological and Methodological Features of Midrash Psalms
74(5)
3 The View of God in Midrash Psalms
79(8)
3.1 The Characterization and Centrality of God
79(2)
3.2 "Negative Theology"
81(1)
3.3 The Oneness of God
81(4)
3.4 Forgiveness
85(1)
3.5 God Suffers with Israel
86(1)
4 Conclusion
87(3)
4 Encounters and Polemics between Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Medieval Jewish Exegesis
90(35)
1 Introduction
90(1)
2 The Struggle against Opposition within Judaism
91(6)
2.1 Karaite Bible Exegetes and Their Critics
91(3)
2.2 Criticism by Mainstream Scholars
94(3)
3 The Dispute with External Opponents: Christianity and Islam
97(2)
4 Controversies between Jews and Christians
99(11)
5 Controversies between Jews and Muslims
110(12)
5.1 Background and Overview
110(4)
5.2 Karaite Jews and Muslims
114(2)
5.3 Rabbanite Jews and Muslims
116(6)
6 Conclusion
122(3)
5 A Bridge or a Barrier? Jews, Christians and the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament: The Roots of Jewish-Christian Controversy
125(24)
1 Introduction
125(1)
2 Are Jews and Christians Bound by their Common Scriptures?
126(1)
3 Is the "Hebrew Bible" Truly Equivalent to the "Old Testament"?
127(5)
4 Do Jews and Christians Share the Interpretation and Theology of Their Common Texts?
132(3)
5 Jewish-Christian Disputes regarding Common Biblical Themes
135(1)
6 The Common Biblical Texts and Themes: A Bridge or a Barrier?
136(5)
7 Conclusion
141(1)
8 Appendix: And What Now?
142(7)
PART 2 Interpretation, Sectarianism, and Disputes: Case Studies from Late Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism
6 The Binding of Isaac: Biblical Narrative in Late Second Temple and Rabbinic Exegesis and Thought
149(35)
1 Introduction
149(2)
2 The Rabbis and the Theological-Ethical Merits of the Aqedah
151(19)
2.1 God Tests Abraham
152(10)
2.2 Abraham the "Knight of Faith"
162(8)
2.3 The Aqedah and Afterwards
170(1)
3 Did God Test Isaac?
170(3)
4 What Really Happened upon the Mount?
173(8)
4.1 Isaac Was Not Hurt
173(2)
4.2 Isaac was Injured and Bled
175(3)
4.3 Isaac Died and Was Resurrected
178(3)
5 Where was Sarah?
181(1)
6 Conclusion
182(2)
7 The Day of Atonement in the Late Second Temple Period: Disputes between Sadducees, Pharisees, and Qumranites
184(24)
1 Introduction
184(1)
2 The Centrality and Uniqueness of Yom Kippur
184(3)
3 The High Priesthood in the Late Second Temple Period
187(2)
4 Leviticus 16 and the Presuppositions of the Sadducees and Pharisees
189(3)
5 The Dispute between the Sadducees and the Pharisees regarding How to Enter the Holy of Holies
192(5)
6 Reading of Scripture to the High Priest on Yom Kippur
197(5)
7 The Attack on the Qumranites' Leader by the Jerusalem High Priest on Yom Kippur
202(4)
8 Conclusion
206(2)
8 The Hiding of the Temple Vessels in Jewish and Samaritan Literature
208(9)
1 The Jewish Literature
208(3)
2 The Samaritan Literature
211(4)
3 Conclusion
215(2)
9 The Relations between Jews and Arabs-Syrians in Pre-Islamic Jewish Sources
217(14)
1 The Relations between Jews and Arabs and the Identification of Ishmaelites with Arabs
218(4)
2 The Identification of the Biblical Ammonites and Moabites with Arabs in Late Second Temple and Rabbinic Sources
222(5)
3 Jewish-Syrian Relations and the Attitude towards Syrians in Targum Jonathan
227(2)
4 Conclusion
229(2)
10 Saadia Gaon and Abraham Ibn Ezra and Their Defense of the Written and Oral Torah
231(19)
1 Rab Saadia Gaon
232(6)
1.1 Exegete, Biblical Theologian and Philosopher
232(1)
1.2 Hebrew Philologist
233(1)
1.3 Bible Translator and Exegete
234(2)
1.4 Confrontations with the Karaites
236(1)
1.5 Estimation of Saadia Gaon and His Work
237(1)
2 Rabbi Abraham Ibn Ezra
238(9)
2.1 A Life of Wandering and Misery
238(3)
2.2 Works and Methods
241(5)
2.3 Evaluation of the Man and His Work
246(1)
3 Conclusion: Between Saadia Gaon and Abraham Ibn Ezra
247(3)
Conclusion
250(11)
Bibliography
261(26)
Index of Sources
287(27)
1 Hebrew Bible
287(8)
2 Ancient Biblical Versions
295(2)
3 Apocrypha and Pseudepigraphica
297(1)
4 Dead Sea Scrolls
298(1)
5 Rabbinic Sources
299(5)
6 Jewish Medieval Sources
304(6)
7 Samaritan Sources
310(1)
8 New Testament and Christian Sources
310(2)
9 Islamic Sources
312(1)
10 Ancient Near Eastern and Archaeological Sources
312(1)
11 Greek, Jewish-Hellenistic, and Roman Sources
312(2)
Index of Authors 314(7)
Index of Subjects 321(21)
Index of Key Hebrew Terms and Expressions 342
Isaac Kalimi (Ph.D., The Hebrew University of Jerusalem) is Gutenberg Research-University-Professor in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies and Ancient Israelite History, and Fellow of the Gutenberg Research College at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Foreign Member of the Belgian Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences and Honorary Member of Scandinavian Society for Iranian Studies. He has published numerous books and articles in biblical studies, ancient Israelite history and historiography, Jewish exegesis, and rabbinic literature and thought.





"The arguments are straightforward and have a clear conclusion at the end of each chapter. The Appendix And What Now? gives a strong analysis of how disagreeing factions can reconcile ideas for a more peaceful future and presents a persuasive argument for peaceful coexistence between Jews and Christians in the modern world." -Jacob Greenhouse, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43.5 (2019)