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24 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
not bad at all, but I like some others better,
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This review is from: Torah: A Modern Commentary : Exodus (Hardcover)
I think the reviewer who wrote a long 3 star review in 1999 described the major strengths and weaknesses of this book: definitely more detailed than I expected, but insufficiently respectful of traditional interpretations. I think the Hertz Chumash and the Conservative Chumash (Etz Hayim) both strike a somewhat better balance between tradition and modern views. But I would like to point out one thing that this book does very well: Plaut goes out of his way to incorporate not just the views of today's commentators, but also views other than the most traditional Jewish views (at one extreme) and his own: for example, he uses 19th and early 20th century commentators more frequently than Etz Hayim, and (unlike Etz Hayim) occasionally takes passages from the Koran to show how the Muslim tradition addresses Torah laws and stories. On balance, I can't say this is my favorite Chumash- but nevertheless I am glad I spent a year using it. |
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Torah: A Modern Commentary : Exodus by W. Gunther Plaut (Hardcover - Aug. 1983)
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