The Voice of God on Mount Sinai Rabbinic Commentaries on Exodus 20:1 in the Light of Sufi and Zen-Buddhist Texts |
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| Author:
| Neudecker, Reinhard |
| Series title: | Subsidia Biblica Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-88-7653-619-9 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Publisher: | Biblical Institute Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $38.00 |
Book Description:
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This study presents an attempt to read the biblical verse that introduces God's revelation on Mount Sinai a verse which, for the Rabbis, bears deep meaning in a unusual and broad context. In the hope of throwing more light on the often brief and enigmatic rabbinic views on Exodus 20:1, relevant texts, often equally enigmatic, from Sufism and from Zen-Buddhist tradition are taken into consideration. All these texts express various degrees of spiritual insight or mystical experience.
This study presents an attempt to read the biblical verse that introduces God's revelation on Mount Sinai a verse which, for the Rabbis, bears deep meaning in a unusual and broad context. In the hope of throwing more light on the often brief and enigmatic rabbinic views on Exodus 20:1, relevant texts, often equally enigmatic, from Sufism and from Zen-Buddhist tradition are taken into consideration. All these texts express various degrees of spiritual insight or mystical experience.