{"product_id":"shadal-on-numbers-samuel-david-luzzattos-interpretation-of-the-book-of-bemidbar-paperback","title":"Shadal on Numbers: Samuel David Luzzatto's Interpretation of the Book of Bemidbar - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel a. Klein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSamuel David Luzzatto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSamuel David Luzzatto (1800-1865), known by his Hebrew acronym Shadal, was the leading Italian Jewish scholar of the 19th century. A linguist, educator, and religious thinker, he devoted his talents above all to the interpretation of the Bible, especially the plain meaning of the text. Although he was a devout believer in the divinity, unity, and antiquity of the Torah, Shadal approached the text in a remarkably free spirit of inquiry, drawing upon a wide variety of sources, ancient and contemporary, Jewish and non-Jewish. As a result, his interpretations may strike even the modern reader as fresh and novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlights of Shadal's Numbers (Bemidbar) commentary are his discussion of both of the \"villains\" of the book, Korah and Balaam; his theory that the punishment of wandering in the desert for forty years was actually a blessing for the people of Israel; and his thorough search for the elusive \"sin\" of Moses that kept him from entering the Promised Land. This volume also features two appendices: the first is a translation of Shadal's dramatic poem about On ben Pelet, and the second is a presentation of Shadal's contentious exchange with Elia Benamozegh on the value of Kabbalah, the state of Jewish-Christian relations, and reasons for the commandments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShadal's treatment of the book of Numbers, as well as the other books of the Torah, consisted of his Italian translation of the text and his Hebrew-language commentary. Here, for the first time, is an all-English version of both the text translation and the unabridged commentary, the first complete edition of Shadal's Bemidbar since its original publication in 1875. The translator-editor has supplied copious explanatory notes and a list identifying the sources that Shadal cited.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 446\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.99 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45484872007759,"sku":"9798888940167","price":40.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/gCxcHJtU389798888940167.webp?v=1780674795","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/shadal-on-numbers-samuel-david-luzzattos-interpretation-of-the-book-of-bemidbar-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}