Benjamin D. Sommer

Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition - The Anchor Yale Bible Reference Library Benjamin D. Sommer

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Review Quotes: "In uncovering the multilayered concepts of revelation in the biblical traditions Benjamin Sommer provides us the biblical roots of modern Jewish thought on revelation and its relation to authority and tradition. This is an extraordinary book in biblical criticism and in Jewish thought and above all one of its most illuminating contributions is how these two fields of inquiry enrich one another." Moshe Halbertal, Professor of Jewish Thought and Philosophy, Hebrew University and Gruss Professor of Law, New York University School of Law--Moshe Halbertal (02/13/2015)"Review Quotes: "This is a groundbreaking book . . . one of the most original works in Jewish theology that I have read in years." Gary A. Anderson, Hesburgh Professor of Catholic Theology, University of Notre Dame--Gary Anderson"Review Quotes: Benjamin Sommer's extraordinary mix of scholarly rigor, historical imagination, lucid writing and honest theological concern brilliantly illuminate every subject he touches, and this most central of subjects, revelation and authority, is no exception. With this volume he offers scholarly and general readers alike refreshingly new ways of looking at some of the oldest and yet most pressing questions, with acuity and grace. Yehudah Mirsky, author of "Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution"--Yehudah Mirsky"Review Quotes: "Benjamin Sommer's extraordinary mix of scholarly rigor, historical imagination, lucid writing and honest theological concern brilliantly illuminate every subject he touches, and this most central of subjects, revelation and authority, is no exception. With this volume he offers scholarly and general readers alike refreshingly new ways of looking at some of the oldest and yet most pressing questions, with acuity and grace."--Yehudah Mirsky, author of "Rav Kook: Mystic in a Time of Revolution" Biographical Note: Benjamin D. Sommer is professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary. Previously he was the director of the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies at Northwestern University. Professor Sommer has been a visiting faculty member at the Hebrew University, the Shalom Hartman Institute, and Brite Divinity School of Texas Christian University. He has been a fellow of the Tikvah Center for Law and Jewish Civilization at the New York University Law School, the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies, the Yad Hanadiv Foundation, and the American Council of Learned Societies. He lives in Teaneck, NJ. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 05/11/2015 (EAN 9780300158731, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Contributor Bio:  Sommer, Benjamin D Benjamin D. Sommer, PhD, is professor of Bible and ancient Semitic languagesat The Jewish Theological Seminary. Previously, he served as directorof the Crown Family Center for Jewish Studies at Northwestern Universityand as a visiting faculty member at Hebrew University and the Shalom HartmanInstitute. He is currently working on the Jewish Publication Societycommentary on the book of Psalms. His first book, A Prophet Reads Scripture: Allusion in Isaiah 40 66, was awarded the Salo Wittmayer Baron Prizeby the American Academy for Jewish Research. His second book, The Bodiesof God and the World of Ancient Israel, received the Jeremy Schnitzer Prizefrom the Association of Jewish Studies.