To Know Torah - The Book of Numbers: To Understand the Weekly Parasha. Modern Reading in the Peshat of the Torah and Its Ideas

Author:   Ephraim Chamiel
Publisher:   Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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9781984146137


Pages:   170
Publication Date:   24 January 2018
Format:   Paperback
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To Know Torah - The Book of Numbers: To Understand the Weekly Parasha. Modern Reading in the Peshat of the Torah and Its Ideas


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Dig deep into the plain meaning of the Bible's stories and commandmentsWould you like to know what the Old Testament (Pentateuch) is all about from a Jewish point of view? This book reveals the morals, ethics, and ideas behind the stories and commandments of one of the oldest books in the history of mankind - a book that serves as the foundation of Jewish and Christian religion. Given the difficult Hebrew in which the Old Testament was written and how challenging it is to translate and to explain, the author wanted to offer to the reader the simple meaning of the text (p'shat) in accessible and friendly language. The Book of Numbers is opened before you - from a Jewish perspectiveThe series includes 5 books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Book 4, Numbers contains instructions for taking a census and setting up camp in the desert; the story of sins of the people, which led to 40 years of wandering in the desert; and then Balaam and the war against the Emorites, Sihon, and Og east of the Jordan River. Scroll up now to get your copy of To Know Torah - Book 4, Numbers!

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Author:   Ephraim Chamiel
Publisher:   Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Imprint:   Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.236kg
ISBN:  

9781984146137


ISBN 10:   1984146130
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   24 January 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Dr. Chamiel's doctoral dissertation was later published by Carmel Publishers in Hebrew and then translated to English as The Middle Way: The Emergence of Modern-Religious Trends in Nineteenth-Century Judaism, by Academic Studies Press. His work on The Middle Way, which focuses on European Jewish thought in the 19th century required Dr. Chamiel to become intimately familiar with the modern Torah commentaries penned by Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch and Samuel David Luzzatto. This sparked his desire to bring their thought and commentaries to the attention of the public. At the same time, he was aware that biblical Hebrew becoming more distant and difficult for speakers of the modern language, making it difficult for readers to follow a line-by-line commentary. This motivated his efforts to communicate the intentions of Scripture to the modern reader in a clear concise manner, free of mystical or philosophical speculation, and homiletical interpretation. His goal was to encourage the student to read the original text, and attempt to delve deeply into both the text and the commentaries to which he refers in the notes throughout the book. Although the notes refer primarily to his preferred interpretation, they also reference other important perspectives, and sometimes present comparisons to interpretations he rejects. Deep study of the text and notes allows the reader and student to achieve a relatively broad perspective on the simple meaning of the text and the biblical worldview, on issues that interest him or difficulties he finds in the text. This type of study will help the reader prepare a lesson or sermon appropriate for his audience. May this book merit to increase the study of Torah, the most valuable asset of the Jewish people, the first book on the Jewish bookshelf, and the foundation for all Jewish thought throughout the generations.

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