What motivated you to write this book? After many years of biblical studies and eclectic readings of ancient Near Eastern literature, I realized that the Jewish Bible made some huge advances in ethics over ancient Near Eastern civilizations. However, the scholarly tendency is either to ignore the ancient Near Eastern context, or to see the […]
How is this Torah commentary different from all other Torah commentaries? This Torah commentary is aimed particularly at young people and their parents. It expresses difficult concepts in down-to-earth and even colloquial terms. It poses questions that challenge kids. And I believe it does something that no other Torah commentary does: it takes the haftarah […]
by Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz The Jewish Standard: Feb 10, 2017 In the national debate over immigration, it is worthwhile to remember that the status of immigrant residents is not peripheral to the Torah, but central to it. In his just published book, Justice for All: How the Jewish Bible Revolutionized Ethics, biblical scholar Jeremiah […]
Read a review of Eight Questions of Jewish Faith in CCAR Journal: The Reform Jewish Quarterly.
Read review in Reading Religion, A Publication of the American Academy of Religion. “…this book uses simple language to explore fascinating subject matter on a new topic. It is recommended for anyone interested in religion and genetics.”
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Read mention in Publisher’s Weekly In Justice for All: How the Jewish Bible Revolutionized Ethics (Jewish Publication Society, Mar. 2017), Jeremiah Unterman shows that, in its moral understandings, the Old Testament reflected a radical advance over writings of other ancient Near Eastern civilizations.
Read article about new biblical scholarship in Publisher’s Weekly Justice for All: How the Jewish Bible Revolutionized Ethics by Jeremiah Unterman (Jewish Publication Society, Mar. 2017) demonstrates that the Jewish Bible, by radically changing the course of ethical thought, came to exercise enormous cultural influence.”
On Joseph: Portraits through the Ages “Alan Levenson’s book, Joseph: Portraits through the Ages is an excellent companion to the Joseph story, substituting admirably for the college class you likely never had…Levenson’s interpretation draws from traditional and modern Jewish commentary, from literature…and, unusually for a Jewish book, occasionally from Christian sources. Levenson also explains passages […]
“The volumes have been given a layout and binding that is simply a delight. It is printed with a clear script. The layout of the volume is simple, allows quick reference, and invites the reader to join the century-long dialogue on the texts of Torah.” Read review in the Bulletin of Biblical Research.
