Did Moses Really Have Horns? And Other Myths About Jews and Judaism (Slavistic Printings and Reprintings, 85) - Softcover

House, Behrman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807410608 ISBN 13: 9780807410608

Publisher: Behrman House, 1999

Synopsis

Formerly a URJ Press title.
Why did generations of people grow up thinking that Jews really had horns? Did Eve really eat an apple, and if not, why does everyone think she did? Did Noah s ark really exist? Did Moses really write the Torah? This fascinating book explores these and many other assumptions about Jews and Judaism. Rabbi Sonsino uses history, archeology, and other scholarship to debunk familiar myths, showing how and why they developed over time. This book is for everyone who wants to know more about Judaism and get the real story behind the myth.

About this title

About the Author:

Rabbi Rifat Sonsino, PhD, is rabbi emeritus of Temple Beth Shalom in Needham, Massachusetts, and adjunct professor of theology at Boston College. Born in Turkey, he received his law degree from the University of Istanbul, his rabbinic ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and his doctorate in Bible and ancient and Near Eastern studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Rabbi Sonsino is the author of numerous books and articles, including Finding God, What Happens after I Die? (both with Daniel Syme), and The Many Faces of God.

About this edition

• Publisher: Behrman House
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0807410608
• ISBN 13: 9780807410608
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1