Sarna, 9780805202533, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. I did perhaps think his chapter on binding of isaac, could have been a little stronger and the joseph story is about a fourth of genesis and just 1 chapter is devoted here to it. Understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel. Sarna and milly horonzick sarna, and received his m. Sarna however does more than just present background information, and discusses how the doctrines and moral of the stories are presented. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Nahum sarnas commentary on genesisbereishit is superb. Sarna examines the distinctiveness of the exodus narrative in light of ancient near eastern history and contemporaneous culturesegyptian, assyrian, canaanite, and babylonian. Sarna, including understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel, and exploring exodus. Every page contains the complete traditional hebrew text, with cantillation notes, the jps translation of the holy scriptures. Click to read more about understanding genesis by nahum m. Understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel nahum m. Every page contains the complete traditional hebrew text, with cantillation notes, the jps translation of the holy scriptures, aliyot breaks, masoretic.
Author of exploring exodus and on the book of psalms, he is an editor and translator of the jewish publication societys translation of the bible. Understanding genesis the heritage of biblical israel by nahum m. His genesis volume in that series is one of the best commentaries ive read on any book of the bible so far, after spending long periods of my last sabbath with the book, its lived up to expectations. Author of understanding genesis and on the book of psalms. While i dont reject source criticism, it is not as useful to me in my search for meaning in the text as other tools. Marc zvi brettler and eulogy delivered at the funeral by prof. This is torah talk for the week of february 10th, 2019. It is not a commentary as much as an introduction to the world i first heard about the jewish scholar, nahum sarna, on our trip to israel last year. This song celebrates the destruction of pharaohs army in the red sea.
Nahum mattathias sarna was a modern biblical scholar who is best known for the study of genesis and exodus represented in his understanding genesis. The invitation to write a foreword to this collection of nahum m. The lord will restore the splendor of jacob like the splendor of israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and have ruined their vines. The jewish study bible jsb, edited by adele berlin and marc z. Sarna was born in london into a family that was both traditionally observant and zionist. Nahum sarna s commentary on genesis bereishit is superb. Click download or read online button to get understanding genesis by nahum m sar na book now.
Each volume is the work of a scholar who stands at. Professor emeritus of biblical studies at brandeis university, nahum sarna is. He married helen horowitz on march 23, 1947, and was a lecturer at university college, university of london from 1946 to 1949. This volume on genesis by nahum sarna begins with an introductory article which discusses the title, structure and some of the contents of the book. Nahum sarna s jps torah commentary is a very good representation of jewish scholarship on genesis.
Posts about nahum sarna written by michael carasik. Author of understanding genesis and on the book of psalms, he is an editor and translator of the jewish publication societys translation of the bible. Balancing reverence for the text with rigorous scholarship, sarnas commentary is an illuminating and exhaustive treatment of genesis. Understanding genesis by nahum m sarna download ebook. Consistent with this tragic sensibility, nahum sarna notes that god destroys. Click download or read online button to get understanding genesis book now. He is one of the greatest practitioners of jeudische wissenschaft, a movement with origins in the 19th century germany. Im awestruck by detailed knowledge he brings to the text including not just historical but literary analysis and insight.
He has gathered the writings from the jewish sages and produced a fine book. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Ever since istudied with him at the jewish theological seminary in the 1960s, i have found prof. After receiving an intensive elementary and secondary jewish education, he attended jews college, then part of the university of london, where he earned his b. After living in israel for two years, he settled in the united states in 1951, and received his ph. The paperback of the understanding genesis by nahum m. The story of adam and eve is a yahwist composition, although it is unusual insofar as it refers to god as yahweh elohim, perhaps an editors attempt to make clear the identity of elohim from p in genesis 1 and yahweh from j in genesis 2 3. He is one of the greatest practitioners of jeudische wissenschaft, a movement with origins in. The commentary also features expository sections, including eden and the expulsion. Nahum sarna is a qualified biblical scholar and his approachthough eschewed by most orthodox jewsincludes the modern scientific perspective. Heritage of biblical israel schocken paperbacks on jewish philosophy and religion. Sarna an inspiring model of torah im derekh eretz, scholarship combined with mentschlichkeit. Sarna being jewish, i did not expect his commentary to savor of christ, but this commentary seemed especially empty. The human condition, the depravity of canaan, gods election of abraham.
However, his jewish bias is immediately manifested in the introduction, where he designates benedict spinoza as the founder of the scientific approach to the bible. These observations underlie many of sarnas exegetical insights. Included with the linebyline analysis are thirty excursuses, and helpful maps. The jewish publication societys torah commentary is a scholarly analysis of the old testament. Each volume is the work of a scholar who stands at the pinnacle of his field. Understanding genesis by nahum m sarna download ebook pdf. Ive come to nahum sarnas jps torah commentary on exodus with high expectations. A literal translation and understanding says that the creation of the universe described in genesis was only one of possibly many creations. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The commentary itself is an indepth analysis of genesis with the hebrew text given alongside its translation.
The jps torah commentary series guides readers through the words and ideas of the torah. The heritage of biblical israel is a thirteen chapter journey through the book of genesis. I did perhaps think his chapter on binding of isaac, could have been a little stronger and the joseph story is about a fourth of. Bible scholar nahum sarna, whose widely praised understanding genesis has become a standard text, examines and illuminates the distinctiveness of the exodus narrative in light of. In a new foreword to the 1996 edition, sarna takes up the debate over whether the exodus from egypt really happened, clarifying the arguments on both sides and drawing us back to the uniqueness and enduring significance. Heritage of biblical israel the heritage of biblical israel new edition by sarna, nahum m. Microsoft word the best of jps1teaching bible studies. There are a number of commentaries i havent listed, however, that thats true of. Sarna the dora golding professor emeritus of biblical studies at brandeis university, nahum sarna is widely acknowledged as an academic innovator in the field of modern biblical studies. He married helen horowitz on march 23, 1947, and was a lecturer at university college, university of.
Sarna is emeritus professor of biblical studies at brandeis university. Every page contains the complete traditional hebrew text, with cantillation notes, the jps translation of the holy scriptures, aliyot breaks, masoretic notes, and commentary by a distinguished hebrew bible scholar. March 27, 1923 june 23, 2005 was a modern biblical scholar who is best known for the study of genesis and exodus represented in his understanding genesis 1966 and in his contributions to the first two volumes of the jps torah commentary 198991. Buy a cheap copy of understanding genesis the heritage of. So far, after spending long periods of my last sabbath with the book, its lived up to expectations. He was also part of the translation team for the kethuvim section of the jewish. Studies in biblical interpretation, a volume in the acclaimed jps scholar of distinction series, is a collection of essays by nahum sarna, one of the most distinguished scholars who has guided the field of jewish biblical scholarship to maturity in the second half of the twentieth century. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. That viewpoint seems in fact to be presaged in one of the oldest bits of poetry in the old testament, the song of the moses in exodus 15. Download understanding genesis or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format. Nineveh to fall an attacker advances against you, nineveh. Sarna 19232005, was born in london and received his training in rabbinics at jews college, london, and his b. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.
Guard the fortress, watch the road, brace yourselves, marshal all your strength. Produced in enhanced pdf format, this edition of jps torah commentaries is. Understanding genesis download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Click download or read online button to get understanding genesis by nahum m sarna book now. A new translation according to the traditional hebrew text greenberg, moshe, jonas c. The book of exodus records the pivotal events in the formation of biblical israelthe deliverance from slavery, the leadership of moses, the wilderness wanderings, and the giving of the law at mount sinai. His genesis volume in that series is one of the best commentaries ive read on any book of the bible. Understanding genesis volume 1 of heritage of biblical israel volume 1 of melton research center.
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