A leading expert on Biblical thought and modern Jewish theology, Dr. Benjamin D. Sommer, will discuss his most recent book, “Revelation & Authority: Sinai in Jewish Scripture and Tradition” during his talk, “Scripture and Tradition in Judaism: The Challenge of Modernity,” at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the College Avenue Student Center, 126 College Ave., New Brunswick.
Sommer’s lecture will focus on the oral Torah. He will address how the Talmudic rabbis understood it, how it relates to the written Torah, and how modern Jewish thinkers have adapted it.
The lecture is free and open to the public, sponsored by the Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life and supported by the Sagner Family Foundation.
Advance registration is requested by emailing [email protected] or calling 848-932-2033.
For more information, visit the website BildnerCenter.Rutgers.edu.