Studying the Torah: A Guide to in-Depth Interpretation
by Avigdor Bonchek
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The traditional Jew has always accepted the study of Torah as central to his or her way of life. But without the ability to effectively analyze and interpret the text, one misses the opportunity to gain a deep and authentic appreciation of the Torah's beauty and profundity. In Studying the Torah: A Guide to In-Depth Interpretation, Avigdor Bonchek equips the reader with the proper analytic methods to make reading the Bible both a serious pursuit and a pleasurable pastime. In order for the show more reader of the Torah text to delve into its veiled, but ultimately visible, layered messages, he or she must first learn the appropriate interpretive techniques. These skills are the same as those used by the classic Jewish Torah commentators (Rashi, Ramban, Ibn Ezra, and others), all of whom were experts in what scholars today refer to as a "close reading" of the text. Among the "Keys to Interpretation" discussed in this book are the significance of word order, opening sentences, repetitions, word associations, psychological dimensions, and similarities and differences between texts. Each key is illustrated by several examples that offer fresh insight into otherwise familiar text, and the author offers his own original and comprehensive in-depth interpretation of two central biblical stories: the story of Joseph and the ten plagues. show lessTags
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Dr. Avigdor Bonchek, PhD, is an ordained rabbi and a licensed clinical psychologist with over forty years of experience. He studied at Ner Israel Rabbinical College, Johns Hopkins University and NYU. He has taught in the City University of New York (CUNY) and Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Dr. Bonchek has published ten books on psychology and on show more Torah, most notably his celebrated five-volume series on Rashi's Torah commentary entitled What's Bothering Rashi? show less
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