Engaging Torah: Modern Perspectives on the Hebrew Bible [Paperback]

In this volume of essays, eminent Jewish scholars from around the world present introductions to the different parts of the Bible for the wider public. The essays encompass a general introduction to the Torah in Jewish life, and include specific essays on each of the Five Books of Moses, as well as on the Haftarot, Neviim, and Ketuvim. The contributions provide an overview of the core content of each book as well as highlight central themes and the reception and relevance of these themes in Jewish life and culture past and present. These essays, informed by and based on the profound academic research of their authors, together provide an invaluable bridge between high-level academic insight and the study of the Bible both in synagogues and in homes.Acknowledgments Preface Aaron Panken Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of ReligionAn Introduction to Engaging TorahWalter Homolka Abraham Geiger College at the University of PotsdamThe Torah in Jewish Life from the Nineteenth Century until Today Tamara Cohn Eskenazi Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of ReligionIntroduction to Genesis Ziony Zevit Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies of American Jewish UniversityIntroduction to Exodus David H. Aaron Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of ReligionIntroduction to Leviticus Alan Cooper Jewish Theological SeminaryIntroduction to Numbers Jacob L. Wright Emory UniversityIntroduction to Deuteronomy Bernard M. Levinson University of MinnesotaIntroduction to the Haftarot Lawrence A. Hoffman Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of ReligionIntroduction to Nevi'im Marc Zvi Brettler Duke UniversityIntroduction to Ketuvim Deborah Kahn-Harris Leo Baeck College