'If the text had not been written, it could not be said'

Moshe Halbertal

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199206575.003.0011

'If the text had not been written, it could not be said'

Moshe Halbertal^*

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Abstract

This chapter explores the inner workings and implications of an unusual rabbinic locution. What at first appears like a simple hedge, when read more deeply, offers profound theological insights in which God is understood counter-intuitively as a slave, a wife, and a victim. While the chapter uncovers the yearning that Israel felt for God and the temple, it reveals the rich and complex emotions that link God to Israel.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Scriptural Exegesis
Subtitle of host publication	The Shapes of Culture and the Religious Imagination Essays in Honour of Michael Fishbane
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191709678
ISBN (Print)	9780199206575
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199206575.003.0011
State	Published - 1 May 2009

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Keywords

Alienation
Anthropomorphisms
Confusion
God
Intimacy
Israel
Rabbinic locution
Temple

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