{"product_id":"peshat-and-derash-david-weiss-halivni-9780195115710","title":"Peshat and Derash: Plain and Applied Meaning in Rabbinic Exegesis","description":"From the days of Plato, the problem of the efficacy and adequacy of the written word as a vehicle of human communication has challenged mankind, yet the mystery of how best to achieve clarity and exactitude of written expression has never been solved. The most repercussive instance of this universal problem has been the exegesis of the law embodied in Hebrew scripture. \u003cem\u003ePeshat and Derash\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to trace the Jewish interpretative enterprise from a historical perspective. Applying his vast knowledge of Rabbinic materials to the long history of Jewish exegesis of both Bible and Talmud, Halivni investigates the tension that has often existed between the plain sense of the divine text (\u003cem\u003epeshat\u003c\/em\u003e) and its creative, Rabbinic interpretations (\u003cem\u003ederash\u003c\/em\u003e). Halivni addresses the theological implications of the deviation of \u003cem\u003ederash\u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cem\u003epeshat\u003c\/em\u003e and explores the differences between the ideological extreme of the religious right, which denies that Judaism has a history, and the religious left, which claims that history is all that Judaism has. A comprehensive and critical narration of the history and repercussions of Rabbinic exegesis, this analysis will interest students of legal texts, hermeneutics, and scriptural traditions, as well as anyone involved in Jewish studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Weiss Halivni, David Weiss Halivi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195115716\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195115710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.86h x 5.66w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Material:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper","brand":"David Weiss Halivni","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072001032447,"sku":"9780195115710","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_50d24efd-d014-4b5e-bcba-59bed2f005ac.jpg?v=1753415521","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peshat-and-derash-david-weiss-halivni-9780195115710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}