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This was from God : a contemporary theology of Torah and history / Jerome Yehuda Gellman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: EmunotPublisher: Boston : Academic Studies Press, 2016Copyright date: ©2016Description: 1 online resource (220 pages .)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781618115201
  • 1618115200
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 222/.106 23
LOC classification:
  • BS1225.52 .G45 2016
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Challenge -- Chapter 2. Faith-Responses -- Chapter 3. Apologetics -- Chapter 4. A Counterproof -- Chapter 5. Divine Providence -- Chapter 6. Divine Accommodation -- Chapter 7. This Was from God -- Chapter 8. Torah from Heaven -- Chapter 9. Reading Torah with the Hasidim -- Chapter 10. Prayer and Commandments -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Publicly or secretly, traditional Jews increasingly doubt the historical reliability of the Torah. Here, Gellman provides an "old-fashioned" Jewish theology for accepting the contemporary critique of Torah and history. Gellman presents an outline of the scholarly conclusions, and then examines faith responses and rejects apologetic attempts to evade the challenge. The book elucidates the notions of Divine Providence and Divine Accommodation that then provide a basis for the thesis that for centuries Divine Providence has been guiding toward a non-historical, non-literal understanding of the Torah. This was from God. Gellman advocates Hasidic-type non-literal approaches as most fitting for our times. Then, in light of the book's thesis, Gellman offers his understanding of Torah from Heaven, prayer, and the continuing validity of the commandments, for present-day traditional Judaism.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-213) and index.

Print version record.

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Challenge -- Chapter 2. Faith-Responses -- Chapter 3. Apologetics -- Chapter 4. A Counterproof -- Chapter 5. Divine Providence -- Chapter 6. Divine Accommodation -- Chapter 7. This Was from God -- Chapter 8. Torah from Heaven -- Chapter 9. Reading Torah with the Hasidim -- Chapter 10. Prayer and Commandments -- Bibliography -- Index

Publicly or secretly, traditional Jews increasingly doubt the historical reliability of the Torah. Here, Gellman provides an "old-fashioned" Jewish theology for accepting the contemporary critique of Torah and history. Gellman presents an outline of the scholarly conclusions, and then examines faith responses and rejects apologetic attempts to evade the challenge. The book elucidates the notions of Divine Providence and Divine Accommodation that then provide a basis for the thesis that for centuries Divine Providence has been guiding toward a non-historical, non-literal understanding of the Torah. This was from God. Gellman advocates Hasidic-type non-literal approaches as most fitting for our times. Then, in light of the book's thesis, Gellman offers his understanding of Torah from Heaven, prayer, and the continuing validity of the commandments, for present-day traditional Judaism.

In English.