Word: kugel
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...Many religious traditionalists would never dream of taking up modern Biblical criticism, but Kugel uses works from this genre in his Core course...
...investigation of the history of the Pentateuch--the first five books of the Bible, also known as the Torah--has yielded an insight Kugel considers key to appreciating how the Scripture is viewed today...
...Early in "The Bible," Kugel explains that ancient interpreters are responsible for four enduring assumptions about the text...
...According to Kugel, the first references to the Bible's cryptic nature, its fundamental relevance, its completeness and its divine origin are found in the exegesis of the ancient interpreters...
...While he does not believe modern Biblical scholars will ever stand on common ground with their ancient counterparts, Kugel sees a reason to pursue both lines of Scriptural inquiry...