Background
Brettler, Marc Zvi was born on January 18, 1958 in Brooklyn. Son of Sidney and Miriam H. Brettler.
(The Creation of History in Ancient Israel demonstrates ho...)
The Creation of History in Ancient Israel demonstrates how the historian can start to piece together the history of ancient Israel using the Hebrew Bible as a source.
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(In his new book, master Bible scholar and teacher Marc Br...)
In his new book, master Bible scholar and teacher Marc Brettler argues that today's contemporary readers can only understand the ancient Hebrew Scripture by knowing more about the culture that produced it. And so Brettler unpacks the literary conventions, ideological assumptions, and historical conditions that inform the biblical text and demonstrates how modern critical scholarship and archaeological discoveries shed light on this fascinating and complex literature. Brettler surveys representative biblical texts from different genres to illustrate how modern can read these texts. He guides us in reading the Bible as it was read in the biblical period, independent of later religious norms and interpretive traditions. Understanding the Bible this way lets us appreciate it as an interesting text that speaks in multiple voices on profound issues. Although the emphasis of How to Read the Jewish Bible is on showing contemporary Jews, as well as Christians, how they can relate to the Bible in a more meaningful way, readers at any level of religious faith can benefit greatly from this comprehensive but remarkably clear guide to interpreting the Jewish Bible.
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Brettler, Marc Zvi was born on January 18, 1958 in Brooklyn. Son of Sidney and Miriam H. Brettler.
Bachelor, Brandeis University, 1978. Master of Arts, Brandeis University, 1978. Student, Hebrew University, 1978—1980.
Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis University, 1987.
Instructor Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1982—1983. Lecturer Yale University, New Haven, 1984—1986. From assistant professor to professor Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, 1986—1999, professor, since 1999, Dora Golding professor, since 2001.
Consultant in field.
(In his new book, master Bible scholar and teacher Marc Br...)
(The Creation of History in Ancient Israel demonstrates ho...)
Member of Association Jewish Studies (board directors 1987—2003), Society Biblical Literature (associate editor journal 1997—2003, member steering committee since 2003).
Married Monica Rosner Susan Brettler, June 26. Children: Talya Judith, Ezra David.