Reading the Lines: A Fresh Look at the Hebrew Bible

About this book

Defying conventional wisdom with witty iconoclasm Pamela Tamarkin Rets proves in these thought-provoking essays that you dont have to be a scholar to formulate intelligent original opinions about the Bible. In refreshingly readable prose Ms. Reis presents eleven essays on debated cruxes of the Hebrew Bible all of which have been published in serious academic journals despite the authors lack of traditional credentials. Using everyday analogies and paradigms drawn from contemporary life and infusing her approach with references to literary figures from Cervantes to Edmund Wilson to Ring Lardner Reiss analyses display originality and unpretentious intellect. Her compelling opinions and down-to-earth approach will show lay readers that the Bible is neither too hard nor too far away and will oblige scholars to approach their own interpretations with more rigorous attention to every word.