Re-Thinking Biblical Story and Myth - Selected Lectures At the Theodor Herzl Institute, 1986-1995

Re-thinking Biblical Story and Myth consists of selected non-doctrinal lectures presented at the Theodor Herzl Institute in New York City over ten years. A probing perspective that counters the usual confusion of the historical with the moral landscape, while cautioning against a literalist reading of biblical narrative, unites the individual lectures.

List of contents

chapter 1 Foreword chapter 2 Regarding Content chapter 3 Variety of Folklore in the Bible chapter 4 Biblical Tradition and the Discovery of Sexual Knowledge chapter 5 The Story of Cain and Abel chapter 6 Biblical Heirs chapter 7 From Pessah to Passover chapter 8 The Ten Lost Tribes Were Not Lost chapter 9 Transcending Religious Barriers

About the author

Arnold M. Rothstein is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Foundations at City College of City University of New York and Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at New College at Hofstra University.

Summary

Re-thinking Biblical Story and Myth consists of selected non-doctrinal lectures presented at the Theodor Herzl Institute in New York City over ten years. A probing perspective that counters the usual confusion of the historical with the moral landscape, while cautioning against a literalist reading of biblical narrative, unites the individual lectures.

Product details

• Authors: Arnold Rothstein, Arnold M Rothstein, Arnold M. Rothstein
• Publisher: University Press Of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.09.1998
• EAN: 9780761811671
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-1167-1
• No. of pages: 104
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Folklore, myths & legends, Sociology and anthropology, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)