In this groundbreaking and insightful new commentary, one of the world's
leading biblical scholars unveils the unity and continuity of the Torah
for the modern reader. Richard Elliott Friedman, the bestselling author
of Who Wrote the Bible?, integrates the most recent discoveries in
biblical archaeology and research with the fruits of years of experience
studying and teaching the Bible to illuminate the straightforward
meaning of the text -- "to shed new light on the Torah and, more
important, to open windows through which it sheds its light on us."
While other commentaries are generally collections of comments by a
number of scholars, this is a unified commentary on the Torah by a
single scholar, the most unified by a Jewish scholar in centuries. It
includes the original Hebrew text, a new translation, and an
authoritative, accessibly written interpretation and analysis of each
passage that remains focused on the meaning of the Torah as a whole,
showing how its separate books are united into one cohesive,
all-encompassing sacred literary masterpiece. This landmark work is
destined to take its place as a classic in the libraries of lay readers
and scholars alike, as we seek to understand the significance of the
scriptural texts for our lives today, and for years to come.
