This volume includes commentary and interpretation of Scripture taken from the early rabbinic masters, the Tannaim, along with a running explanation of their theological, literary and historical importance.
This thesis will consider the possibility of an epistemological process described in the narratives and teaching of the Pentateuch and the Gospel of Mark. The specific nature of this epistemological process will be explored upon the priorities constrained by the texts themselves…
This study aims to further scholars’ understanding of the complex relationship between Priestly and non-Priestly narrative texts of the Pentateuch. It supports the Documentary Hypothesis’ view that the Priestly and non-Priestly corpora originally enjoyed a compositional independ…
This study examines the laws concerning divination and sorcery which are found in the three major law codes of the Pentateuch, with the goal of shedding fresh light on why there are forbidden to Israel, and how the teaching concerning these practices is related to the overall th…
This dissertation seeks to refine the meaning of [Torah] in Psalms 1, 19, 37, 40, 78, 89, 94, 105, and 119. Through an exegetical analysis of the nine Psalms that utilize the term, the study argues that [Torah] most frequently refers to the written Pentateuch. Chapter 1 introduc…
The apparent absence of secrecy in Israelite religion in early antiquity, in contrast with the Greek mystery schools and the pervasive, structural secrecy of Egypt, is the dissertation's opening problem. The study posits that the First Temple priests crafted a "disaster-proof" t…
Discussions of anthropomorphism in the Hebrew Bible are typically found in three areas of study: ancient Israelite religion, as reflected by the compositions of the Pentateuch; comparisons with ancient Near Eastern religions; and comparison with ancient translation and interpret…