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Episode 86: J.J. Kimche "Assessing the Gush Tanakh Method"
FromJUDAISM DEMYSTIFIED | A Guide for Today's Perplexed: Confronting the Challenges of This Generation
Episode 86: J.J. Kimche "Assessing the Gush Tanakh Method"
FromJUDAISM DEMYSTIFIED | A Guide for Today's Perplexed: Confronting the Challenges of This Generation
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88 minutes
Released:
Feb 23, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
J.J Kimche joins us once again, this time to present an overview and two critiques of the Gush Tanakh method, which has taken the Torah learning world by storm in recent years. The method developed at Yeshivat Har Etzion (commonly known as the Gush), is a comprehensive approach to studying the Tanakh, the Hebrew Bible. It is rooted in the belief that the text of the Tanakh is multi-layered, containing profound meanings that can be revealed through careful analysis of its language, grammar, syntax, literary style, chiastic structures, intertextuality, and historical context. The Gush promotes critical thinking and intellectual rigor, as its students are encouraged to ask probing questions, challenge assumptions, and explore alternative interpretations of the text. Kimche, a Gush alum, utilizes these very tools to give an honest assessment of its pros and cons. Overall, the practitioners of the Gush approach strive to uncover the timeless wisdom and relevance of Tanakh for the contemporary reader, and while there is no perfect system, this method has invigorated a new generation of wisdom seekers.
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Released:
Feb 23, 2024
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