{"product_id":"understanding-the-pentateuch-as-a-scripture-isbn-9781405196383","title":"Understanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cutting-edge scholarly review of how the Pentateuch functions as a scripture, and how it came to be ritualized in this way.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique account of the first five books of the Bible, describing how Jews and Christians ritualize the Pentateuch as a scripture by interpreting it, by performing its text and contents, and by venerating the physical scroll and book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePentateuchal studies are known for intense focus on questions of how and when the first five books of the Bible were composed, edited, and canonized as scripture. Rather than such purely historical, literary, or theological approaches, Hebrew Bible scholar James W. Watts organizes this description of the Pentateuch from the perspectives of comparative scriptures and religious studies. He describes how the Pentateuch has been used in the centuries since it began to function as a scripture in the time of Ezra, and the origins of its ritualization before that time. The book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes the semantic contents of the Pentateuch as oral rhetoric that takes the form of stories followed by lists of laws and sanctions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives equal space to its ritualization in the iconic and performative dimensions as to its semantic interpretation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully integrates the cultural history of the Pentateuch and Bible with its influence on Jewish and Christian ritual, and in art, music, theatre, and film\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking work that highlights new research data and organizes the material to focus attention on the Pentateuch’s—and Bible’s— function as a scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Boxes ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Tables xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xxii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Ritualized Text: The Pentateuch as a Scripture 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTorah and Pentateuch 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScripture and Ritual 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Three Dimensions of Written Texts 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRitualizing Scriptures in Three Dimensions 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch in Three Dimensions 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScripturalizing Torah in the Time of Ezra 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReading the Pentateuch as a Scripture 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Textual Rhetoric: The Persuasive Shaping of the Pentateuch 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch as Literature 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch as Rhetoric 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLogos: The Story]List]Sanction Rhetorical Strategy 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthos and Pathos in Pentateuchal Rhetoric 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Scroll, Tablet, and Codex: Ritualizing the Pentateuch’s Iconic Dimension 68\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Iconic Dimension of Scriptures 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch’s Iconic Dimension After Ezra 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch’s Iconic Dimension Before Ezra 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Reading, Performance, and Art: Ritualizing the Pentateuch’s Performative Dimension 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Performative Dimension of Scriptures 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch’s Performative Dimension After Ezra 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch’s Performative Dimension Before Ezra 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Textual Interpretation: Ritualizing the Pentateuch’s Semantic Dimension 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Semantic Dimension of Scriptures 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch’s Semantic Dimension After Ezra 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pentateuch’s Semantic Dimension Before Ezra 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Scriptures: From Torah to Bible 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScripturalization and Canonization 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Time of Judah Maccabee 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Tanak as a Scripture 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Time of Judah Ha]Nasi 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the Time of Irenaeus 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Bible as a Scripture 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCited Works and Further Reading 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Quotations and Citations of Biblical and Rabbinic Texts 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects and Authors 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJAMES W. WATTS\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University. His research involves the overlaps between rhetoric, ritual and scriptures, with a particular focus on the Pentateuch.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding the Pentateuch as a Scripture\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique account of the first five books of the Bible, describing how Jews and Christians ritualize the Pentateuch as a scripture by interpreting it, by performing its text and contents, and by venerating the physical scroll and book.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePentateuchal studies are known for intense focus on questions of how and when the first five books of the Bible were composed, edited, and canonized as scripture. Rather than such purely historical, literary, or theological approaches, the author organizes this description of the Pentateuch from the perspectives of comparative scriptures and religious studies. He describes how the Pentateuch has been used in the centuries since it began to function as a scripture in the time of Ezra, and the origins of its ritualization before that time. 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