A Commentary on the Book of Genesis (Part I): from Adam to Noah: Volume 1 - Softcover

Cassuto, U.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159045796X ISBN 13: 9781590457962

Publisher: Varda Books, 2012

Synopsis

FROM THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE: The aim of this commentary is to explain, with the help of an historico-philological method of interpretation, the simple meaning of the biblical text , and to arrive, as nearly as possible, at the sense that the words of the Torah were intended to have for the reader at the time when they were written. I investigated the history and principles of the literary tradition with no less care than the development of the thematic tradition. The study of the history of the traditional themes is bound up with the study of the sources... in my opinion the sources are very different from the documents J (Jahwist), E (Elohist), P (Priestly Code), postulated by the commonly-held theory. I made every effort to note accurately all the linguistic details of the text, its grammatical niceties, its allusions, even its play upon words. It was not my object to defend any particular viewpoint or any particular exegetical method, but only to arrive at a thorough understanding of the Torah's meaning, whatever that might be.

Edition details

• Publisher: Varda Books
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 159045796X
• ISBN 13: 9781590457962
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344