Edward Feld

Book of Revolutions (eBook, PDF)

The Battles of Priests, Prophets, and Kings That Birthed the Torah

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Produktbeschreibung

2023 Top Five Reference Book from the Academy of Parish Clergy The Torah is truly the Book of Revolutions, born from a military coup (the Northern Israelite revolution), the aftermath of an assassination and regency (a Judean revolution), and a quiet but radical revolution effected by outsiders whose ideas proved persuasive (Babylonian exile). Emerging from each of these were three key legal codes-the Covenant Code (Exodus), the Deuteronomic Code (Deuteronomy), and the Holiness Code (Leviticus)-which in turn shaped the Bible, biblical Judaism, and Judaism today. In dramatic historical accounts grounded in recent Bible scholarship, Edward Feld unveils the epic saga of ancient Israel as the visionary legacy of inspired authors in different times and places. Prophetic teaching and differing social realities shaped new understandings concretized in these law codes. Revolutionary biblical ideas often encountered great difficulties in their time before they triumphed. Eventually master editors wove the threads together, intentionally preserving competing narratives and law codes. Ultimately, the Torah is an emblem of pluralistic belief born of revolutionary moments that preserved spiritual realities that continue to speak powerfully to us today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Jewish Publication Society
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780827618978
• Artikelnr.: 72462779

Autorenporträt

Edward Feld

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Prelude: Origins of the People Israel
Part I. Revolution in Northern Israel
1. Elijah’s Victory
2. The Covenant Code
3. The Heritage of the Covenant Code
First Interlude: In Judea
Part II. Revolution in Judea
4. Years of Turmoil
5. Josiah and the Book of Deuteronomy
6. Law in Deuteronomy
7. Deuteronomy’s Revelation
8. The People and the Land
9. The Heritage of Deuteronomy
Second Interlude: The End of Monarchy
Part III. Revolution in Babylonia
10. Priests, Prophets, and Scribes in Exile
11. The Holiness Code
12. The Heritage of the Holiness Code
Part IV. The Last Revolution
13. The Torah
Final Thoughts
Notes
Bibliography
Index