Episode 11: Benjamin D. Sommer - Jewish Views on the Bible

This week’s topic is Jewish ways understanding what the Bible is, namely what it means to speak of the Bible as “revealed" and “authoritative.” Our guest is Benjamin D. Sommer, professor of Bible and ancient Semitic languages at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. His latest book is Revelation and Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition. Christians have much to learn from Jews about how to understand the nature of the Bible.