Rabbi Amnon Bazak
Internal contradictions within the appointment of Shaul as king and the crossing of the Jordan in the time of Yehoshua are examined. Bible critics over...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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A fundamental difference of opinion exists between the secular, critical view of Tanakh, and the religious view. If a person believes that the Tanakh ...
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
The questions concerning the authorship of the Books of the prophets are less critical and sensitive than the question of the authorship of the Torah....
Part 8 - Bias in the Writing of Tanakh?
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Despite making identical use of the same literary tools, the most fundamental difference between the documentary hypothesis and the aspects approach...
Part 7 - The Roots of the Aspects Approach
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
Although Rav Breuer was the first to apply his method in a consistent and specific manner, the roots of his approach are firmly rooted in generations of...
Part 6 - Three Themes Unique to Sefer Devarim
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Devarim has a special nature with its idiosyncratic style and unique ideas. Moshe, in his speeches, treats identical topics found in Devarim and in the...
Part 5 - Breuer's Aspects Theory
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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Rav Breuer’s fundamental insight should be seen as highlighting the Torah's tendency to express the complexity of various concepts and narratives through...
Part 4 - Breuer's Aspects Theory
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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A revolution in the attitude of Jews who believe in the unity of the Torah towards the research by biblical scholars was brought about by Rav Mordekhai...
Part 3 - Historical Claims of Documentary Hypothesis and Linguistic Layers of the Tanakh
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
Another argument that is central to Wellhausen's approach, and which was contested by many in the previous generation is the dating of the Priestly source...
Part 2 - Historical Claims of Documentary Hypothesis
Rabbi Amnon Bazak
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The prevalent view in academic circles, has been that the major part of the Book of Devarim was written in the 7th century B.C.E., as part of the battle...
