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Re-thinking Biblical Story and Myth: Selected Lectures at the Theodor Herzl Institute, 1986-1995
Arnold M. Rothstein
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hardcover. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: HR; JH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 376.
Re-thinking Biblical Story and Myth consists of selected non-doctrinal lectures presented at the Theodor Herzl Institute in New York City over ten years. A probing perspective that counters the usual confusion of the historical with the moral landscape, while cautioning against a literalist reading of biblical narrative, unites the individual lectures. This type of reading forces a recognition that a mode of thought appropriate for moral comprehension is rarely suitable for historical interpretation. In addition, this work calls for a re-assessment of some highly prized and fairly common perspectival usages applied to biblical content. Overall, the author calls for a ... Read more
Re-thinking Biblical Story and Myth consists of selected non-doctrinal lectures presented at the Theodor Herzl Institute in New York City over ten years. A probing perspective that counters the usual confusion of the historical with the moral landscape, while cautioning against a literalist reading of biblical narrative, unites the individual lectures. This type of reading forces a recognition that a mode of thought appropriate for moral comprehension is rarely suitable for historical interpretation. In addition, this work calls for a re-assessment of some highly prized and fairly common perspectival usages applied to biblical content. Overall, the author calls for a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
UPA United States
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
Number of Pages
104
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761811664
SKU
V9780761811664
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About Arnold M. Rothstein
Arnold M. Rothstein is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Foundations at City College of City University of New York and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at New College at Hofstra University.
Reviews for Re-thinking Biblical Story and Myth: Selected Lectures at the Theodor Herzl Institute, 1986-1995
"The essays all contain valuable insights..."
Mark McEntire, Meredith College
Review of Biblical Literature
Mark McEntire, Meredith College
Review of Biblical Literature