The Ladder of Jacob

Presents an account of the very beginnings of biblical interpretation. This work retraces the steps of ancient biblical interpreters as they struggled with seve... » 

Presents an account of the very beginnings of biblical interpretation. This work retraces the steps of ancient biblical interpreters as they struggled with several problems and reveals how they often fixed on a little detail in the Bible's wording to deduce something not openly stated in the narrative. «