Textual Tapestries: Explorations of the Five Megillot [Hardcover]

Textual Tapestries: Explorations of the Five Megillot Hardcover – January 15, 2017
by Gabriel H. Cohen (Author)

The Five Megillot - the Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther are among the most familiar of biblical texts. Yet in the hands of veteran educator and Bible scholar Gabriel H. Cohn, a leading disciple of Nehama Leibowitz, the megillot reveal untold depths.
Utilizing classical commentary and modern scholarship to explore literary, philosophical, and educational aspects of the megillot, he uncovers multiple dimensions of meaning, while always maintaining sight of the peshat, the plain sense of the text.
Upon its publication in Hebrew, Textual Tapestries was recognized as an instant classic. Dr. Cohn now invites readers of English to participate in the continuing dialogue between the Jewish people and their sacred books, and to join him on a journey to discover these books' religious meaning for the individual and the community.

Dr. Gabriel H. Cohn is an educator and biblical scholar at Bar Ilan University, specializing in literary exegesis of the Bible and the study of midrashic commentaries. In addition to his scholarly work, Dr. Cohn was the long-time head of Machon Gold, a teacher's college for women for the Diaspora. Through his teaching and writing, he has contributed significantly to the in-depth study and meaningful understanding of biblical texts. Dr. Cohn has published widely in multiple languages on the subjects of Biblical interpretation, ethics and education, and is the editor of Prayer in Judaism: Continuity and Change and Pirke Nehama, a memorial book on the exegetical work of Prof. Nehama Leibowitz.

Hardcover: 464 pages
Publisher: Maggid (January 15, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1592643981
ISBN-13: 978-1592643981