By Ofri Ilani, Haaretz Correspondent

“And all the people perceived the thunderings, and the lightnings, and the voice of the horn, and the mountain smoking.” Thus the book of Exodus describes the impressive moment of the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. (more..)

The Sanctuary of Silence
by Israel Knohl List Price: $29.50
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Eisenbrauns 2007

Israel Knohl offers a new perspective on the history and theology of the Priestly source of the Pentateuch. By means of an analysis of specific texts–for example, those that deal with the Sabbath and the Festivals–Knohl demonstrates the existence of two separate Priestly sources, loosely speaking, the two sources that we have referred to as P and the Holiness Code. The “Holiness School” is shown to have been active subsequent to the school that produced the Priestly Torah and, in fact, to … (more)