Intertextuality and the Haftarot.(The JPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot)(Book Review)

From: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Hepner, Gershon | Copyright information

The JPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot, Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society, 2002.

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THE HAFTARAH, A READING FROM THE PROPHETS RECITED publicly on Sabbaths, festivals, and certain fast days after reciting the required portion of the Pentateuch, perhaps originally acted as a farewell address before Jews left the synagogue after the Torah reading. (1) The annual cycle of Torah readings followed by the reading of the haftarot is a central part of t...

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