{"product_id":"peshat-and-derash","title":"Peshat and Derash","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the days of Plato, the problem of the efficacy and adequacy of the written word as a vehicle of human communication has challenged mankind, yet the mystery of how best to achieve clarity and exactitude of written expression has never been solved. The most repercussive instance of this universal problem has been the exegesis of the law embodied in Hebrew scripture. Peshat and Derash is the first book to trace the Jewish interpretative enterprise from a\n\u003cbr\u003ehistorical perspective. Applying his vast knowledge of Rabbinic materials to the long history of Jewish exegesis of both Bible and Talmud, Halivni investigates the tension that has often existed between the\n\u003cbr\u003eplain sense of the divine text (peshat) and its creative, Rabbinic interpretations (derash). Halivni addresses the theological implications of the deviation of derash from peshat and explores the differences between the ideological extreme of the religious right, which denies that Judaism has a history, and the religious left, which claims that history is all that Judaism has.  A comprehensive and critical narration of the history and repercussions of\n\u003cbr\u003eRabbinic exegesis, this analysis will interest students of legal texts, hermeneutics, and scriptural traditions, as well as anyone involved in Jewish studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46059367825646,"sku":"9780195115710","price":174.56,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/peshat-and-derash","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}