Michael J. Alter

Why the Torah Begins with the Letter Beit (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Why does the Torah begin with the letter beit, the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet? In seeking answers to this question, Michael J. Alter has gathered a wealth of material drawing from the Oral Law (Mishnah and Talmud), the Midrash, anonymous kabbalistic texts, and the works of many prominent rabbis, scribes, and writers spanning the past 2,000 years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 1998
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461734161
• Artikelnr.: 39072780

Autorenporträt

Michael J. Alter taught for over forty years in Miami-Dade County. He has published thirteen texts, including The Resurrection and Its Apologetics (2024), The Name Israel (2023), Why the Torah Begins with the Letter Beit (1998), and What Is the Purpose of Creation: A Jewish Anthology (1991). The latter two were the main selection of the Jewish Book News. Alter also published The Resurrection: A Critical Inquiry (2015) and A Thematic Access-Oriented Bibliography of Jesus's Resurrection (2020).

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1 Kabbalistic Concepts
Part 2 Description and Analysis of the Letter Beit
Part 3 A Thematic Analysis of the Letter Beit, the First Letter of the
Torah
Part 4 Epilogue