Heschel's "Torah from Heaven".(Current Theological Writing)(Judaism)

From: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought | Date: June 22, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

SUSANNAH HESCHEL WRITES IN HER FORWARD TO "Heavenly Torah as Refracted through the Generations":

"It seems clear that, for my father, Torah min Hashamayim was not simply another tome, nor was it a conventional work of scholarship. Rather it was a 'sefer', a work of religious inspiration that was intended not only for scholars of rabbinic Judaism but also for Jews seeking theological guidance ... he was pleased to find differing viewpoints.... As typical of my father, in his writings he sought to illuminate parallels in the theological and spiritual problems that faced Jews, ...

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