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The Torah and Its God

A Humanist Inquiry

by Jordan Jay Hillman

  • Hardback
  • 581 pages
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books
  • 15.5 x 23 x 4.6 cm

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This detailed examination of the Torah (the first five books of the Bible) lays particular emphasis on the role and character of the Torah's transcendent God, as its central protagonist. Viewing both the Torah and its God as purely human creations, humanist Jordan Jay Hillman seeks in no way to devalue this hugely influential book. His aim instead is to reinterpret it as a still vital text that used theistic means appropriate to its time to inspire a people toward their worthiest human purposes. It is thus for its 'timeless themes' rather than its 'dated particularities' (including its model of a transcendent God) that we should honour the Torah in our time as both the wellspring of Judaic culture and a major influence on Christian and Islamic ethics and morals. From his humanist perspective and his background as a lawyer and professor of law at North-western University (now emeritus), Hillman offers many insights into the narrative and wide-ranging legal code of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy-including their many contradictions and anomalies.His analysis draws on a broad scholarly consensus regarding the 'Documentary Theory', as it bears on the identities and periods of the Torah's human sources. This thorough explication of an often misunderstood ancient text will help humanists, and many theists alike, to appreciate the rich moral, ethical, and cultural heritage of the Torah and its enduring relevance to our time.
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  • Author

    Jordan Jay Hillman

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Prometheus Books

  • Published

    January 2001

  • Weight

    980g

  • Page Count

    581

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23 x 4.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9781573928205

  • ISBN-10

    1573928208

  • Eden Code

    1179097

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