This Was from God : A Contemporary Theology of Torah and History / Jerome (Yehuda) Gellman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gellman, Jerome I., lat, Author.

Series:

Emunot.

Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Pentateuch.

Bible.

Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Academic Studies Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Publicly or secretly, traditional Jews increasingly doubt the historical reliability of the Torah. Here, Gellman provides an "old-fashioned" Jewish theology for accepting the contemporary critique of Torah and history. Gellman presents an outline of the scholarly conclusions, and then examines faith responses and rejects apologetic attempts to evade the challenge. The book elucidates the notions of Divine Providence and Divine Accommodation that then provide a basis for the thesis that for centuries Divine Providence has been guiding toward a non-historical, non-literal understanding of the Torah. This was from God. Gellman advocates Hasidic-type non-literal approaches as most fitting for our times. Then, in light of the book's thesis, Gellman offers his understanding of Torah from Heaven, prayer, and the continuing validity of the commandments, for present-day traditional Judaism.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Challenge

Chapter 2. Faith-Responses

Chapter 3. Apologetics

Chapter 4. A Counterproof

Chapter 5. Divine Providence

Chapter 6. Divine Accommodation

Chapter 7. This Was from God

Chapter 8. Torah from Heaven

Chapter 9. Reading Torah with the Hasidim

Chapter 10. Prayer and Commandments

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

1-61811-520-0

OCLC:

960041003