Unlocking the Torah Text - Shmot : An In-depth Journey into the Weekly Parsha

from carioca

As a teacher of Jewish studies and Hebrew, I requested this book as another welcome addition to my educational library at home. I have read most of it, but since I am pretty familiar with the subject matter my primary intention here is to use this as a reference and an additional source during cu...

from carioca

As a teacher of Jewish studies and Hebrew, I requested this book as another welcome addition to my educational library at home. I have read most of it, but since I am pretty familiar with the subject matter my primary intention here is to use this as a reference and an additional source during cu...

from mposey82

Theology books often suffer from a lack of clarity in their audience. While the core of the text is truly directed at a distinct audience who accepts the ideas of the authors there will be bound of major unstated premises and the occasional chapter of pseudo-doubt chock full of strawmen and non-s...

from madhousemirror

I'm not familiar with Jewish faith, in fact I'm polytheistic, so I didn't read it all the way through. But what chapters I did read were well organized, insightful, and multi-faceted. I enjoyed his explanations of context, including the political and religious climate at the time. I think anyone ...

from haidadareads

I thought that was a well written book that could be used as a resource in a religious course. I am not Jewish, but have always been curious about the Torah vs. the Bible, as well as the Israelites. I still have not completed the book but think the book is a great conversation tool.