{"product_id":"how-to-read-the-jewish-marc-zvi-brettler-9780195325225","title":"How to Read the Jewish Bible","description":"In his new book, master Bible scholar and teacher Marc Brettler argues that today's contemporary readers can only understand the ancient Hebrew Scripture by knowing more about the culture that produced it. And so Brettler unpacks the literary conventions, ideological assumptions, and historical conditions that inform the biblical text and demonstrates how modern critical scholarship and archaeological discoveries shed light on this fascinating and complex literature.\u003cbr\u003e Brettler surveys representative biblical texts from different genres to illustrate how modern can read these texts. He guides us in reading the Bible as it was read in the biblical period, independent of later religious norms and interpretive traditions. Understanding the Bible this way lets us appreciate it as an interesting text that speaks in multiple voices on profound issues.\u003cbr\u003e Although the emphasis of \u003cem\u003eHow to Read the Jewish Bible\u003c\/em\u003e is on showing contemporary Jews, as well as Christians, how they can relate to the Bible in a more meaningful way, readers at any level of religious faith can benefit greatly from this comprehensive but remarkably clear guide to interpreting the Jewish Bible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marc Zvi Brettler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195325222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195325225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Material:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper","brand":"Marc Zvi Brettler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046711849215,"sku":"9780195325225","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_482f4034-1068-4b23-a8ab-14736e0b533e.jpg?v=1684986040","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-read-the-jewish-marc-zvi-brettler-9780195325225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}