Over the last month or so, there’s been a lot of discussion in the Jewish world about biblical criticism sparked, initially, by an article posted at TheTorah.com by Rabbi Zev Farber, in which he questions the authorship of the Torah. This led to accusations of heresy and calls from some…
Category: Biblical Criticism
Biblical Criticism: A Matter of Belief
Reprinted from The Times of Israel Biblical criticism has always been shunned as heretical by the traditional Jewish community. Recently, however, a new website (thetorah.com) has been created that states, ‘if traditional Judaism is to thrive then it must address biblical criticism. ‘ This is the result of many believing…