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We think of the Hebrew Bible as the Book - and yet it was produced by a largely nonliterate culture in which writing, editing, copying, interpretation, and public reading were the work of a professional elite. This work offers an introduction to the scribes of ancient Israel - the main figures behind the Hebrew Bible .
The book offers a comprehensive critique of the canonical approach.
Sets out to show that the story of Exodus is also an allegory of the human situation. This book states that the inner meaning of the Exodus drama is that the escape from bondage and the Israelites' crossing of the Desert is about the soul's journey from being bound by habit and instinct into becoming an integrated individual.
Contains a record of the numbering of the people of Israel in the wilderness of Sinai and later on the plain of Moab. This book is designed to serve readers by demonstrating the intellectual and practical viability of theological interpretation of the Bible. It enlists leading theologians to read and interpret Scripture for the 21st century.
This timely series explores current trends within the discipline of biblical interpretation by dealing with the literary qualities of the Bible: the play of its language, the coherence of its final form, and the relationships between text and readers.