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1. How to read the Torah -- 2. God and creation: Genesis 1:6 -- 3. Love and companionship: Genesis 2:18 -- 4. The ultimate sacrifice: Genesis 22:2 -- 5. The name of God: Exodus 3:14 -- 6. The need for community: Exodus 25:8 -- 7. Closeness to God: Exodus 33:20 -- 8. Ethics and holiness: Leviticus 11:44 -- 9. Rebellion and sin: Numbers 14:1-2 -- 10. Love of God: Deuteronomy 6:5 -- Conclusion: Choose life: Deuteronomy 30:19.;The Bible is an enduring source of inspiration for the human heart and mind, and readers of Thinking about the Torah will be rewarded with an enhanced understanding of this great work's deeper meanings. Drawing on Western philosophy and particularly Jewish philosophy, Kenneth Seeskin delves into ten core biblical verses and the powerful ideas that emerge from them. He speaks to readers on every page and invites conversation about topics central to human existence: how finite beings can relate to the infinite, what love is, the role of ethics in religion, and the meaning of holiness. Seeskin raises questions we all ask and responds to them with curiosity and compassion, weaving into his own perceptive commentary insights from great Jewish thinkers such as Maimonid

Who reads Thinking about the Torah: A Philosopher Reads the Bible (JPS Essential Judaism)?

Author

Kenneth Seeskin

Publisher

The Jewish Publication Society

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780827612624

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, Judaism, Religion