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MEASURES 6X4"A REAL BEAUTY, THE CASSUTO EDITION OF THE HEBREW BIBLE. WITH AN ATTRACTIVE COVER. A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR HOME!Umberto Cassuto, also known as Moshe David Cassuto, (1883 - 1951), was a rabbi and biblical scholar born in Florence, Italy.For two hundred years prior to Cassuto's works, the origin of the five books of Moses (the Torah) had been one of the most-argued subjects in biblical scholarship. The 19th ...century in particular had been a time of great progress, but also of great controversy, with many theories being put forward. The one which eventually emerged to dominate the field was a particularly comprehensive version of the documentary hypothesis put forward by Julius Wellhausen in 1878: indeed, so great was its dominance that by the first half of the 20th century the Wellhausen hypothesis had become synonymous with the documentary hypothesis, and the issue of Pentateuchal origins was regarded as settled.Cassuto's The Documentary Hypothesis and the Composition of the Pentateuch (Hebrew, Torat HaTeudot, 1941; English translation, 1961) was one of the first mainstream works to offer a detailed critique of Wellhausen, rejecting both the central idea of the documentary model - that the Pentateuch had its origins in originally separate documents which had been combined by an editor into the final text - and Wellhausen's dating, which saw the four sources being composed between 950 and 550 BC with the final redaction around 450 BC. In place of this, Cassuto proposed the Pentateuch was written down as a single, unified text in the 10th century BC and not thereafter altered in any meaningful way.The Documentary Hypothesis and the Composition of the Pentateuch criticized the adherents of the documentary hypothesis for ignoring the cognate literatures and archaeological evidence and for not keeping an eye on critical methods at work in other fields (e.g. Homeric studies), and suggested that disagreements over questions such as whether P or D was the latest stratum pointed toward the instability of the theory over-all. An example of Cassuto's style of argument can be seen in his discussion of the divine names - one of the main criteria by which the documentary hypothesis distinguishes between separate sources - where he argued that Yahweh and Elohim are each consistently employed within a particular context and for a specific purpose, "Yahweh" signifying the God of Israel and "Elohim" the God of the world: to construe the two names as evidence of two authors was, according to Cassuto, to ignore the evidence of Jewish literature.Cassuto's criticisms were dismissed by the overwhelming majority of scholars at the time. Scholars such as Rolf Rendtorff and John Van Seters have put forward theories on Pentateuchal origins very like Cassuto's, at least insofar as their views on its mode of composition are concerned. Modern ideas about the dating of the Torah, however, have not endorsed Cassuto, and the trend today is for the final act of composition to be seen as lying in the period 500-400 BC, or even later We have over 100, 000 Jewish Books in Stock, please make sure to check out our Our eBay Store Questions, comments, Requests?
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MEASURES 6X4"A REAL BEAUTY, THE CASSUTO EDITION OF THE HEBREW BIBLE. WITH AN ATTRACTIVE COVER. A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR HOME!Umberto Cassuto, also known as Moshe David Cassuto, (1883 - 1951), was a rabbi and biblical scholar born in Florence, Italy.For two hundred years prior to Cassuto's works, the origin of the five books of Moses (the Torah) had been one of the most-argued subjects in biblical scholarship. The 19th ...century in particular had been a time of great progress, but also of great controversy, with many theories being put forward. The one which eventually emerged to dominate the field was a particularly comprehensive version of the documentary hypothesis put forward by Julius Wellhausen in 1878: indeed, so great was its dominance that by the first half of the 20th century the Wellhausen hypothesis had become synonymous with the documentary hypothesis, and the issue of Pentateuchal origins was regarded as settled.Cassuto's The Documentary Hypothesis and the Composition of the Pentateuch (Hebrew, Torat HaTeudot, 1941; English translation, 1961) was one of the first mainstream works to offer a detailed critique of Wellhausen, rejecting both the central idea of the documentary model - that the Pentateuch had its origins in originally separate documents which had been combined by an editor into the final text - and Wellhausen's dating, which saw the four sources being composed between 950 and 550 BC with the final redaction around 450 BC. In place of this, Cassuto proposed the Pentateuch was written down as a single, unified text in the 10th century BC and not thereafter altered in any meaningful way.The Documentary Hypothesis and the Composition of the Pentateuch criticized the adherents of the documentary hypothesis for ignoring the cognate literatures and archaeological evidence and for not keeping an eye on critical methods at work in other fields (e.g. Homeric studies), and suggested that disagreements over questions such as whether P or D was the latest stratum pointed toward the instability of the theory over-all. An example of Cassuto's style of argument can be seen in his discussion of the divine names - one of the main criteria by which the documentary hypothesis distinguishes between separate sources - where he argued that Yahweh and Elohim are each consistently employed within a particular context and for a specific purpose, "Yahweh" signifying the God of Israel and "Elohim" the God of the world: to construe the two names as evidence of two authors was, according to Cassuto, to ignore the evidence of Jewish literature.Cassuto's criticisms were dismissed by the overwhelming majority of scholars at the time. Scholars such as Rolf Rendtorff and John Van Seters have put forward theories on Pentateuchal origins very like Cassuto's, at least insofar as their views on its mode of composition are concerned. Modern ideas about the dating of the Torah, however, have not endorsed Cassuto, and the trend today is for the final act of composition to be seen as lying in the period 500-400 BC, or even later We have over 100, 000 Jewish Books in Stock, please make sure to check out our Our eBay Store Questions, comments, Requests?
OUR STORE NUMBER IS 347-492-6508 Orders can be processed over the phone as wellOur storefront location is at Mizrahi Book Store
3114 Quentin Rd
Brooklyn NY 11234Visitors are welcome by Appointment COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: There is $3 off each additional item paid for and shipped together, which makes the shipping just .99 for almost all additional items. Please note that purchases must be paid for at once, not individually to qualify for the discount. If you plan on bidding on additional items, please hold off payment until done purchasing. This discount should be deducted automatically, please contact us if for some reason it does not. Priority mail is available upon request.
STORE HOURS: Our storefront is located at 3114 Quentin Rd, Brooklyn, NY, 11234. Visitors are welcome by appointment, our hours are Sunday-Thursday 10 am - 6:30 pm and Friday 10 am - 1 pm. We are closed on Saturday and Jewish Holidays. Orders can be placed over the phone at 347-492-6508
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS: For most individual books, we ship first class mail. Price is by weight, and this service is tracked. For multiple purchases, we usually use Priority Mail, a flat rate envelope for $32 ($22 to Canada) can fit 3 Regular sized books and a flat rate box for $70 ($48 to Canada) can fit 8-10 books of average size. A large flat rate box for $93 ($60 to Canada is available as well and can fit up to 18 books, depending on size. Oversized books are more expensive to ship, please ask for shipping quote for multiple books in advance to prevent any misunderstandings. International postage costs are subject to USPS yearly rate increases.
RETURN CUSTOMERS: Return customers get 7% off every order, from the second shipment and on. This is not deducted automatically, so please request an invoice and we'll send one over asap.
REFUNDS: We offer full refunds within 14 days of purchase.
QUESTIONS: We are here for you and usually respond immediately, feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.
1ST EDITIONS: We try to be precise when marking the edition, but if you are looking for first editions only, please ask us to verify the edition before purchasing, to prevent any misunderstandings. First Edition can unfortunately mean too many things.
WANT LIST: Looking for something and don't see it? Let us know and we'll look out for you. We go through tens of thousands of books a year and we'll be glad to help. SELL US YOUR BOOKS: We purchase Jewish books and any books of Jewish interest, used, rare and antique books and collections. Languages we specialize in are English, Hebrew, Yiddish, German, Spanish, Ladino, Russian and French. We purchase over 60, 000 Jewish books a year and will travel to purchase libraries. Please contact us for details DISCLAIMER: We sell via our storefront as well and thus reserve the rights to end an auction early if there are no bids. If interested in placing a bid late in the auction period, you can let us know to ensure it is not sold in the interim.The descriptions we use for our books offered, may come from a variety of sources, such as standard reference books, auction catalogs, the Publishers' descriptions, online resources and customer reviews.... If you feel any specific description violated third part rights, please contact us and we will have it removed immediately.
