Original Torah

Is the Torah true? Do the five books of Moses provide an accurate historical account of the...
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SKU: 9780814798331
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Author: S. David Sperling
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Original Torah by Sperling, S. David

Original Torah

€60,68

Original Torah

€60,68
Author: S. David Sperling
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Is the Torah true? Do the five books of Moses provide an accurate historical account of the people of ancient Israel's origins?
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.



Author: S. David Sperling
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 02/01/2003
Pages: 185
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.46d
ISBN: 9780814798331

About the Author
Sperling, S. David: - S. David Sperling is Professor of Bible and Chair of the Faculty at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Sperling is also the author of Students of the Covenant, and served as the consulting editor for the Haftarah Commentary.

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