Michel Gilbert Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Traditions of the Bible: A Guide to the Bible As It Was at the Start of the Common Eraby James L. Kugel would make a great addition, especially with hyperlinks to the primary sources.See http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674791510Regards,Michel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Gilbert Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 I’m a bit surprised by the lack of interest so far, especially by members who are interested in Jewish interpretation of the Bible. I always recommend the relevant chapters in Back to the Sources: Reading the Classic Jewish Texts. The First Complete Modern Guide to the Great Books of the Jewish Tradition: What They Are and How to Read Them, ed. by Barry W. Holtz as a general introduction to Jewish Bible interpretation, followed by Traditions of the Bible for early Jewish Bible interpretation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Bennett Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 For what it's worth, I forwarded this on for consideration. To my knowledge we've not worked with HUP before, and sometimes publishers like this are hesitant to work with electronic platforms, or require virtually unreasonable terms to license titles. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Gilbert Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Thanks Rick.My Doctorate is in the history of Jewish interpretation of the Bible, from a Jewish Studies Department, so of course, I would love it. But, Traditions of the Bible, if it was offered in Acc, would enable everyone to put their ben Sira, Pseudepigrapha, DSS, Philo, Josephus, Targums, Rabbinic titles, and Church Fathers modules to good use. Traditions of the Bible would be among one of the most hyperlinked resources in Acc, even with links to the NT.Regards,Michel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) I had an opportunity to glance through this work, and it appears to be very thorough, full of extra-biblical insights and ancient comments on the text. It does not appear to be a commentary exactly; the author has chosen 25 themes from the Pentateuch including The Creation of the World Adam and Eve Cain and Abel Noah and the Flood The Tower of Babel Abraham Journeys from Chaldea Melchizedek The Trials ofAbraham Lot and Lot's Wife Jacob and Esau Jacob and the Angel Dinah Joseph's Ups and Downs Jacob's Sons in Egypt Growing Up in Pharaoh's Court The Exodus from Egypt The Red Sea Into the Wilderness At Mt. Sinai The Golden Calf Worship in the Wilderness Trouble along the Way The Bronze Serpent, Balaam, and Phinehas And others, namely, The World of Ancient Biblical Interpreters The Life of Torah It is clearly a scholarly work, appears to be thoroughly researched. While indeed fascinating and no doubt insightful, I wonder how useful it would be to the practical homiletician. Edit: I should perhaps rewrite that last line: While indeed fascinating and no doubt insightful, I wonder how useful it would be to the practical Christian homiletician. Edited June 25, 2018 by Alistair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Gilbert Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 I wonder how useful it would be to the practical Christian homiletician. The NT writers themselves used some of the same traditions, and, more importantly, the same methods of interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hunt Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 While my library doesn't need new reasons to expand, it's chief purchaser is inclined to buy new items that enlarge it's knowledge field. If everything was purchased solely on the grounds of its practical usefulness many items in Accordance would most likely not have been procured. +1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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