Reclaiming the Hebrew Bible: German-Jewish Reception of Biblical Criticism

Ran HaCohen

Published by De Gruyter 2011

Reclaiming the Hebrew Bible

German-Jewish Reception of Biblical Criticism

Ran HaCohen
Translated by: Michelle Engel

Volume 56 in the series Studia Judaica

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110247572

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The 19th century saw the rise of Biblical Criticism in German universities, culminating in Wellhausen’s radical revision of the history of biblical times and religion. For German-Jewish intellectuals, the academic discipline promised emancipation from traditional Christian readings of Scripture – but at the same time suffered from what was perceived as anti-Jewish bias, this time in scholarly robes. “Reclaiming the Hebrew Bible”‎ describes the German-Jewish strategies to cope with Biblical Criticism – varying from an enthusiastic welcome in the early decades, through modified adoption in Jewish Reform circles, to resolute rejection in the Orthodox camp. The study surveys the awareness and attitudes towards Biblical Criticism in the popular German-Jewish periodicals, and analyzes in depth the works of the first modern Jewish historian I. M. Jost (1793–1860), of the theologian S. L. Steinheim (1789–1866), and of the Reform activist Siegmund Maybaum (1844–1919).

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Ran HaCohen, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part One – Biblical Criticism in the Society for Jewish Culture and Science
1 Christian Biblical Criticism at the Start of the Nineteenth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	29
2 The Society for Jewish Culture and Science Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
3 Jost and Biblical Criticism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
Part Two – Biblical Criticism in the Second Third of the Nineteenth Century
4 The Conservative Turn in German Academia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5 Wissenschaft des Judentum's Departure from Biblical Criticism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
6 Steinheim versus Vatke Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
Part Three – The Graf-Wellhausen Era
7 Biblical Criticism in the Final Third of the Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
8 Meeting Again: Popper versus Dozy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
9 The Attitude of the Various Jewish Streams Toward Biblical Criticism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
10 The Graf-Wellhausen Hypothesis in Reformist Dress: Siegmund Maybaum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 0
- Main content: 250
Keywords: Biblical Criticism; Jewish Studies; History of Exegesis; Old Testament; Pentateuch

eBook

Published: November 29, 2010
ISBN: 9783110247572

Hardcover

Published: November 16, 2010
ISBN: 9783110247565