Can you post to your librarians? Thank you. We take pleasure in announcing the publication of The Challenge of Received Tradition: Dilemmas of Interpretation in Radak’s Biblical Commentaries, by Naomi Grunhaus, Oxford University Press, 2012. This book analyzes an existential dilemma that arose during the middle ages from the clash of novel interpretive methods of contextual exegesis [peshat], which appeared to challenge the ancient traditional rabbinic insights [derash]. The book analyzes the methodology of Radak (R. David Kimhi) in applying new approaches to this dilemma when creating his classic biblical commentaries. Grunhaus demonstrates the multiple ways Radak successfully finessed the potential conflict between opposing modalities. Her comprehensive analysis also explores Radak’s criteria for challenging rabbinic teachings, both in narrative and legal contexts.
Dr. Naomi Grunhaus Stern College for Women Yeshiva University 245 Lexington Ave. New York, NY 10016 Tel. 212-340-7734 Fax 212-340-7876
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