Title Revelation and authority : Sinai in Jewish scripture and tradition / Benjamin D. Sommer

Published New Haven and London : Yale University Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource Series The Anchor Yale Bible reference library Anchor Yale Bible reference library. Contents Participatory theories of revelation -- Artifact or Scripture? -- Revelation at Sinai, maximalist and minimalist approaches -- Command and law in the participatory theology of revelation -- Scripture as tradition, and tradition as Scripture -- Revelation event, process, and eternity -- A modern Jewish approach to Scripture -- Innovation, continuity, and covenant Summary Winner of the 2016 Goldstein-Goren Award for the best book in Jewish Thought At once a study of biblical theology and modern Jewish thought, this volume describes a "participatory theory of revelation" as it addresses the ways biblical authors and contemporary theologians alike understand the process of revelation and hence the authority of the law. Benjamin Sommer maintains that the Pentateuch's authors intend not only to convey God's will but to express Israel's interpretation of and response to that divine will. Thus Sommer's close readings of biblical texts bolster liberal theologies of modern Judaism, especially those of Abraham Joshua Heschel and Franz Rosenzweig. This bold view of revelation puts a premium on human agency and attests to the grandeur of a God who accomplishes a providential task through the free will of the human subjects under divine authority. Yet, even though the Pentateuch's authors hold diverse views of revelation, all of them regard the binding authority of the law as sacrosanct. Sommer's book demonstrates why a law-observant religious Jew can be open to discoveries about the Bible that seem nontraditional or even antireligious Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Rosenzweig, Franz, 1886-1929 -- Influence Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972 -- Influence Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972 Rosenzweig, Franz, 1886-1929 Rosenzweig, Franz, 1886-1929 Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972 SUBJECT Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc Bible. Old Testament fast Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. nli Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Methodology nli Bible -- Theology nli Subject Revelation on Sinai. Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism RELIGION -- Judaism -- General. RELIGION -- Judaism -- History. Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Rabbinical literature Revelation on Sinai Jewish philosophy -- 1500- Revelation on Sinai Revelation -- Philosophy Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism Authority -- Religious aspects -- Judaism Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780300158953 0300158955

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