Baruch A. Levine has written a masterful study of the first half of the "Book Of Numbers" for the "Anchor Bible Commentaries". "The Book of Numbers" - from the numbering or census of the people in the opening chapters - is a much-neglected part of the Torah, the five books of Moses, which constitutes the heart of Holy Scriptures for Jews, while ...
Written by four outstanding Torah scholars, the JPS Torah Commentary series represents a fusion of the best of the old and new. Utilizing the latest research to enhance our understanding of the biblical text, it takes its place as one of the most authoritative yet accessible Bible commentaries of our day. The JPS Torah Commentary series guides ...
This book seeks to identify the recurrent tensions, the blatant points of emphasis, the recurring indications of conflict and polemic. Framing the issue of the disposition of the Scriptural heritage in broad terms, the authors all stress as a single point of insistence, the answer is self-evident. Nearly every Christianity and nearly all known ...
"The Book of Numbers" is an account of how the Israelites wandered in the wilderness after receiving the Ten Commandments of Mount Sinai. Through this time of testing, while facing an uncertain future, the people complained repeatedly to Moses and to God. Though fraught with tension and power struggles, their pilgrimage led to the discovery that ...
World-renowned Bible scholar Levine unravels the complexity and confusing details of Numbers. His lucid translation opens the door for modern readers to understand and appreciate the richness of this intriguing book. He examines the route of the wilderness wanderings, the ancient Near Eastern context of the laws, the social organization of early ...
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