The heritage of biblical israel is a thirteen chapter journey through the book of genesis. Like all the volumes in the jps torah commentary series, this volume is simply the best in its area. This bookis designed to make the bible of israel intelligible, relevant, and hopefully, inspiring to a. Click download or read online button to get understanding genesis book now.
About understanding genesis this bookis designed to make the bible of israel intelligible, relevant, and hopefully, inspiring to a sophisticated generation, possessed of intellectual curiosity and ethical sensitivityit is based on the belief that the study of the book of books must constitute a mature intellectual challenge, an exposure to the expanding universe of scientific biblical. It is not a commentary as much as an introduction to the world i first heard about the jewish scholar, nahum sarna, on our trip to israel last year. Heritage of biblical israel schocken paperbacks on jewish philosophy and religion. It contains the complete hebrew text of genesis, the jpss new english translation, and an extensive original commentary that illuminates the text like a watt searchlight. He married helen horowitz on march 23, 1947, and was a lecturer at university college, university of. He was also part of the translation team for the kethuvim section of the jewish. The first challenge to any stereotyping i may have imbibed, was the. Includes bibliographical references pages 235245 and indexes. Understanding genesis was in fact written before on the psalms, but the approach is the same. The grammatical approach to solving the problem arose from an attempt to keep to the understanding that god is talking about the beginning of the universe. Bible scholar nahum sarna, whose widely praised understanding genesis has become a standard text, examines and illuminates the distinctiveness of the exodus narrative in light of. Nahum sarnas recent conversational translation, adopted by the jewish publication society 1, is. Understanding genesis volume 1 of heritage of biblical israel volume 1 of melton research center.
When i picture my father, my abba, renowned biblical scholar and translator nahum sarna, i inevitably picture him studying. He spends lots of time with archeological and near eastern litbut he doesnt write much about the weightiness of the theological themes of genesis. Biblical scholar nahum sarna, understanding genesis author. These observations underlie many of sarna s exegetical insights. Sarna, 9780805202533, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel sarna, nahum m. This framing reflects the decalogues interweaving of religious and. Whatever the merits or demerits of this type of analysis, it is beyond doubt that the book of genesis came down to us, not as a composite of disparate elements but as a unified document with. Understanding the beginning of genesis just how many. The story of adam and eve is a yahwist composition, although it is unusual insofar as it refers to god as yahweh elohim, perhaps an editors attempt to make clear the identity of elohim from p in genesis 1 and yahweh from j in genesis 2 3. Institution broward county board of public instruction, fort. Each volume is the work of a scholar who stands at the pinnacle of his field. Understanding genesis download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
Understanding genesis by nahum m sarna download ebook. The commentary itself is an indepth analysis of genesis with the hebrew text given alongside its translation. Buy a cheap copy of understanding genesis the heritage of. That is, a syntactic change is accepted to preserve the understood semantics.
Rejecting the theory that the story represents gods rejection of child sacrifice as a primary theme, the author insists that its main significance is to illustrate abraham s growth in the spiritual life. Sarna the dora golding professor emeritus of biblical studies at brandeis university, nahum sarna is widely acknowledged as an academic innovator in the field of modern biblical studies. In a new foreword to the 1996 edition, sarna takes up the debate over whether the exodus from egypt really happened, clarifying the arguments on both sides and drawing us back to the uniqueness and enduring significance. The traditional hebrew text with the new jps translation commentary 1991, on the book of psalms. Microsoft word the best of jps1teaching bible studies. The jps torah commentary series guides readers through the words and ideas of the torah. An introduction to the book of psalms 1993, a study of selected psalms sarnas range was extraordinaryas a student of cyrus gordon, he was acquainted with the major semitic languages of the ancient world, as a student of isidore epstein.
So, not every story is covered and sarna does not proceed versebyverse through any section. The book of exodus records the pivotal events in the formation of biblical israelthe deliverance from slavery, the leadership of moses, the wilderness wanderings, and the giving of the law at mount sinai. Nahum m sarna schocken paperbacks on jewish life and religion. His favorite room, by far, was his booklined study. Sarna examines the distinctiveness of the exodus narrative in light of ancient near eastern history and contemporaneous culturesegyptian, assyrian, canaanite, and babylonian. It is based on the belief that the study of the book of books must constitute a mature intellectual challenge, an exposure to the nahum sarna understanding genesis universe of scientific biblical scholars this book turning his attention to the creation of. In the deca logue 1982 he notes that the ten commandments begin with i am xi the lord your god and conclude with your neighbor. Understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel by nahum m. Creation the flood the tower of babel the patriarchal period from mesopotamia to canaan the battle of the kings the covenant sodom and gomorrah the birth of isaac and the akedah winding up affairs jacob and esau jacob and laban joseph.
Sarna and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sarna in honour of his 70th birthday the library of hebrew bible old testament studies. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. March 27, 1923 june 23, 2005 was a modern biblical scholar who is best known for the study of genesis and exodus represented in his understanding genesis 1966 and in his contributions to the first two volumes of the jps torah commentary 198991. These observations underlie many of sarnas exegetical insights. Sarna and milly horonzick sarna, and received his m. The traditional hebrew text with new jps translation commentary 1989, exodus. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel by sarna, nahum m. Click download or read online button to get understanding genesis by nahum m sarna book now. Sarna being jewish, i did not expect his commentary to savor of christ, but this commentary seemed especially empty.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Click download or read online button to get understanding genesis by nahum m sar na book now. Document resume institution broward county board of. Produced in enhanced pdf format, this edition of jps torah commentaries is searchable one volume at the time as well as collectively with other vardabooks as. Understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel. This volume on genesis by nahum sarna begins with an introductory article which discusses the title, structure and some of the contents of the book. The jewish publication societys torah commentary is a scholarly analysis of the old testament. Understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel nahum m. Every page contains the complete traditional hebrew text, with cantillation notes, the jps translation of the holy scriptures, aliyot breaks, masoretic. Nahum mattathias sarna was a modern biblical scholar who is best known for the study of genesis and exodus represented in his understanding genesis.
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