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An Atheist Reads the Torah: Secular Humanistic Perspectives on the Five Books of Moses
This is a very different sort of book on the Torah. It approaches the Torah with no awe or reverence, but with a linguist's sensitivity to language and linguistic processes - and a secular humanist's dispassionate curiosity about the central symbol of the Jewish people.
The book tells readers exactly what is in the Torah, to the extent that we can determine it. It present...more
The book tells readers exactly what is in the Torah, to the extent that we can determine it. It present...more
Paperback, 248 pages
Published
May 12th 2006
by Trafford Publishing
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The secular humanistic perspective on the Torah sounds like a refreshing view on and old subject, right? Well, this book falls far from it. So Rabis lie, and give an interpretation of the Torah to fit more universal values, or rather values which fit with our Zeitgeist (at least the more liberal ones). Well, in a way it is their job.
The author, however, spends an entire chapter proving that Rabis lie and then keeps on going about it through the entire book. The one advantage is, he has read the...more
The author, however, spends an entire chapter proving that Rabis lie and then keeps on going about it through the entire book. The one advantage is, he has read the...more
Apr 20, 2013
Scott B.
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Donita
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