Thursday, 11/16: Prof. Tova Ganzel visits

On Thursday, November 15th, at 4:30 pm (Swift Common Room), we are pleased to welcome Prof. Tova Ganzel (Bar-Ilan) who will present her paper entitled “‘The Rabbis Sought to Withdraw the Book of Ezekiel’: Rabbinic Responses to the Challenges Posed by the Book of Ezekiel”:

An examination of references to the book of Ezekiel in rabbinic literature reveals a complex attitude toward this work. On the one hand, this book is quoted in almost all the tractates of the BT; on the other hand, three sources call for its withdrawal from circulation, both because of contradictions with the Pentateuch (especially in chapters 40-48) and the dangers of its mystical chapters. We will discuss the methods, mainly exegetical, employed by the rabbis to avoid its withdrawal from circulation and Ezekiel’s status as a prophet, priest, and lawmaker in rabbinic eyes.

Please see the attached document which Prof. Ganzel kindly provided which includes the sources she will be using for her talk: ganzel The Rabbis Sought to Withdraw the Book of Ezekiel handout 27-10-2er5xib

Refreshments will be served.

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