Religious Studies

In this second collection of studies, Michael Fishbane further delves into the complex and diverse relationships between the 'biblical text' and 'exegetical culture'. In doing so, he emphasizes the varieties of Jewish exegetical culture, and the interplay between culture, text, and theology.

The dialog between the religions and various cultures has shown their common ground and emphasized the differences which characterize the individual religion or cultural identity. This volume shows how the boundaries between the talk of apologetics and philosophical argumentation fade and combines historical and contemporary case studies from the cultural areas of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.