Mikra & Meaning

by Helfgot, Nathaniel; Lichtenstein, Aharon; Bin-Nun, Yoel

• ISBN13: 9781613290019
• ISBN10: 1613290012
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-01
• Publisher: Maggid

Summary

Mikra and Meaning is a collection of essays by a leading Bible teacher who employs a contemporary, literary-theological method to examine biblical narratives from the life of Abraham to the trials of the Jewish people in their desert journey, with an emphasis on the narratives of Bamidbar. Includes a foreword by Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein and an introduction by Rabbi Yoel Bin Nun.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Preface The Study of Tanakh in Yeshivot	p. xv
Author's Introduction	p. xxi
Between Heaven and Earth: Curricula, Pedagogical Choices, Methodologies, and Values in the Study and Teaching of Tanakh	p. 1
Unlocking the Riddle of Abraham the Iconoclast: A Study in the Intertextuality of Peshat and Derash	p. 55
The Abraham Narrative and the Job Story	p. 65
"Measure for Measure": Two Keywords in the Story of the Exodus	p. 73
The Transformation of the Consecration Ceremony	p. 79
An Overview of the Book of Numbers	p. 89
Insights into Parashat Naso	p. 97
The Jewish People Enter "Chapter 1": The Enterprise Goes Bankrupt	p. 105
"And Moses Struck the Rock": Numbers 20 and the Leadership of Moses	p. 113
Balak and the Book of Exodus	p. 123
Parashat Pinehas and Its Place in the Book of Numbers	p. 131
Unraveling the Message of Numbers 31	p. 141
"Shall Your Brothers Go into Battle While You Remain Here?" An Analysis of Numbers 32	p. 151
The Conclusion of the Book of Numbers	p. 167
The Juxtaposition of Sections in Parashat Vayelekh and Their Significance	p. 175
Spymasters: Joshua 2 - The Haftara of Parashat Shelah	p. 185
The Men Who Would Be King: Between David and Saul	p. 193
Amalek: Ethics, Values, and Halakhic Development	p. 211
Understanding Jeremiah 31: From Prophecy to Liturgy	p. 227
Sources of Essays	p. 239
About the Author	p. 241
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