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Exegesis--interpretation and explanation of sacred texts--is the quintessence of rabbinic thought. Through such means and methods, the written words of Hebrew Scripture have been extended since antiquity, and given new voices for new times. In this lucid and often poetic book, Michael Fishbane delineates the connections between biblical interpretation and Jewish religious thought.

How can a canon be open to new meanings, given that it is believed to be immutable? Fishbane discusses the nature and rationale of this interpretative process in a series of studies on ancient Jewish...

"In this almost painfully beautiful book... Fishbane... explores the question of the kind of canon, privileged status, or Logos, the Torah actually has for the post-modern Western Jew. " Theology Today

"A book well worth reading." The Jerusalem Post

"This wonderful volume documents the intellectual and spiritual odyssey of one of North America s foremost Jewish biblical scholars." Shofar

The lines of Michael Fishbane's book trace the spiritual face of Judaism in one of its many appearances. Fishbane explores the quest for spiritual perfection in early rabbinic sources and in Jewish philosophy and mysticism. The "kiss of God," a symbol for union with God, and the ritual practices--meditation and performance--connected with it are presented.

The book identifies a persistent passion for religious perfection, expressed as the love of God unto death itself. The masters of the tradition cultivated this ideal in all periods, in diverse genres, and in different modes....

Michael Fishbanes ursprüngliche Intention war es, seinen Kindern und Enkeln eine Art »Testament« zu übergeben, welches das Wesen des Judentums im 21. Jh. erklärt. In seinem spirituell wie theologisch herausragenden Buch, das auf rabbinischen Quellen basiert und viele philosophische und ästhetische Traditionen aufgreift, fasst er das religionsphilosophische Denken, die Hermeneutik der Bibel und das ethische und spirituelle Handeln des modernen Judentums zusammen.

A National Jewish Book Award Finalist

The haftarot are an ancient part of Hebrew liturgy. These supplemental readings are excerpted from the Prophets (Nevi'im) and accompany each weekly Sabbath reading from the Torah as well as readings for special Sabbaths and festivals. Noted Bible scholar Michael Fishbane introduces each haftarah with an outline and discussion of how that passage conveys its meaning, and he follows it with observations on how it relates to the Torah portion or special occasion. Individual comments, citing classical rabbinic as well as modern commentators,...