Autor: Ilana Pardes

Agnon’s Moonstruck Lovers explores the response of Israel’s Nobel laureate S. Y. Agnon to the privileged position of the Song of Songs in Israeli culture. Standing at a unique crossroads between reli …

The nation–particularly in Exodus and Numbers–is not an abstract concept but rather a grand character whose history is fleshed out with remarkable literary power. In her innovative exploration of n …

Many writers in antebellum America sought to reinvent the Bible, but no one, Ilana Pardes argues, was as insistent as Melville on redefining biblical exegesis while doing so. In Moby-Dick he not only …

An essential history of the greatest love poem ever written The Song of Songs has been embraced for centuries as the ultimate song of love. But the kind of love readers have found in this ancient poe …

The Book of Job has held a central role in defining the project of modernity from the age of Enlightenment until today. The Book of Job: Aesthetics, Ethics and Hermeneutics offers new perspectives on …

The Book of Job has held a central role in defining the project of modernity from the age of Enlightenment until today. The Book of Job: Aesthetics, Ethics and Hermeneutics offers new perspectives on …

This volume explores the ways in which Jerusalem is represented in Psalms – from its position in the context of liturgical and pilgrim songs to its role as metaphor. Jerusalem in the Book of Psalms i …

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»Wo Du hingehst, da will auch ich hingehen, wo du bleibst, da bleibe ich auch« – Millionen Ehepaare wählen diesen Satz aus dem Buch Ruth zu ihrem Trauspruch. In diesem Buch von Ilana Pardes erfahren …