Revelation and AuthorityAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 15 May 2018
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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 â?oparticipatory theory of revelationâ?? 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 Pentateuchâ?Ts authors intend not only to convey Godâ?Ts will but to express Israelâ?Ts interpretation of and response to that divine will. Thus Sommerâ?Ts 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 Pentateuchâ?Ts authors hold diverse views of revelation, all of them regard the binding authority of the law as sacrosanct. Sommerâ?Ts book demonstrates why a law-observant religious Jew can be open to discoveries about the Bible that seem nontraditional or even antireligious.
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