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Deconstructing the Bible nbsp;represents the first attempt by a single author to place the great Spanish Jewish Hebrew bible exegete, philosopher, poet, astronomer, astrologer and scientist Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164) in his complete contextual environment. It charts his unusual travels and ...

Deconstructing the Bible nbsp;represents the first attempt by a single author to place the great Spanish Jewish Hebrew bible exegete, philosopher, poet, astronomer, astrologer and scientist Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164) in his complete contextual environment. It charts his unusual travels and discusses changes and contradictions in his hermeneutic approach, analysing his vision of the future for the Jewish people in the Christian north of Europe rather than in Muslim Spain. It also examines his influence on subsequent Jewish thought, as well as his place in the wider hermeneutic debate. The book contains a new translation of ibn Ezra's Introduction to the Torah , written in Lucca, northern Italy, together with a full commentary. It will be of interest to a wide variety of scholars, ranging from philosophers and theologians to linguists and students of hermeneutics.

An Essential Resource for Understanding the True Meaning of the Torah 'From time immemorial our experts have striven to show how the Written Torah and the Oral Torah are two sides of the same coin. Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Finkel has utilized his manifold talents of research, elucidation, and ...

An Essential Resource for Understanding the True Meaning of the Torah 'From time immemorial our experts have striven to show how the Written Torah and the Oral Torah are two sides of the same coin. Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Finkel has utilized his manifold talents of research, elucidation, and presentation to create a noteworthy commentary that fuses the written with the oral. I believe that this will remain a lasting literary achievement.' -Rabbi David Cohen, Congregation Gvul Yaavetz, Brooklyn, New York 'The noted author Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Finkel has offered up yet another indispensable literary offering at the table of the Jewish world. The Torah Revealed is a contribution that will enrich the scholar and layman alike. One is immediately introduced to the related teachings of rabbinic literature gleaned from the vast corpus of the Talmud and Midrash. This wealth of information has been carefully collected and organized from the broad and multifaceted body of rabbinic writings. My beracha is that the author continue to produce works of high quality and scholarship that not only enlighten but give everyone the inspiration to fulfill their own potential and greatness.' -Rabbi Noach Isaac Oelbaum, Congregation Nachlas Yitzchok, Kew Gardens, Hills, New York 'The prolific author in this his newest book has made a contribution to English Judaica literature that is similar to the one made to Hebrew literature by Rabbi Boruch Epstein over one hundred years ago in the highly acclaimed Torah Temima. May Rabbi Finkel have the merit to continue to enrich English-speaking Jewish homes with his faithful rendition of our illustrious heritage.' -Yisroel Rokowsky, Rosh HaYeshiva, Ohr Somayach, Tanenbaum Educational Center, Monsey, New York

The Hebrew text of the Torah has never been finalized down to the last letter. This is important not least because Jewish law requires that Torah scrolls read publicly in the synagogue be error-free. Jewish scribes, scholars, and legal authorities have sought to overcome or narrow these differences ...

The Hebrew text of the Torah has never been finalized down to the last letter. This is important not least because Jewish law requires that Torah scrolls read publicly in the synagogue be error-free. Jewish scribes, scholars, and legal authorities have sought to overcome or narrow these differences, but to this day have not completely succeeded in doing so. This book offers an in-depth study of how rabbinic leaders of the past two millennia have dealt with questions about the text'saccuracy, presenting numerous authoritative rabbinic sources, many translated here for the first time.