The Rational Bible: Deuteronomy
Highly acclaimed biblical commentary offering deep insights into Deuteronomy with line-by-line explanations from a Jewish perspective. Customers praised the "clear and complete understanding" it provides and called it "extremely insightful." The book features high-quality binding and paper. Some noted repetitiveness and await the Leviticus volume to complete the series.
- gave me a clear and complete understanding of God's word
- hidden treasures are ignored in the Hebrew Bible. A page turner.
- explain and translate from the Hebrew in language an eighth grader can understand
The book is great! But when i got it, it looked like it had been run over by a forklift or something. It might have happened during shipping. I did not bother to report the damage to Amazon. But i was disappointed.
No dislikes. Still reading.
Love his books!!
I feel like the first kid on the block with this book.It came a little banged up though, but I'm not going to send it back.I'm well into it after the first day and it is every bit as enjoyable as the former installments of the first two books. I find that the perspective of a rabbi lends to a better understanding of many passages of scripture that do not make sense no matter whose translation you read.Thank you, Mr. Prager,- Cory C.
I bought the Bundle and cant wait to read them. Praying Dennis finishes Leviticus. I dont want to jump into these and end up having to break from them, so I'll probably wait for winter to start. Beautiful set of books though and knowing Dennis I'm sure they're extremely insightful.
Love it. I haven’t had much reading time lately but hoping to get to it soon
Still Slowly working my way through Genesis. I Love It! Thank you!
I’ve read Deuteronomy in the past but just skipped over the parts I didn’t quite understand. The Rational Bible gave me a clear and complete understanding of God’s word.Thank you Dennis
Awesome
Excellent quality and an amazing price!! Just waiting for one more volume to come out in the law section. Hope he does the whole Bible!!
All of the rational bible is the best commentary on the Torah that I have read.
Such an inspiring book with relatable information
Adquiri os quatro volumes da série The Rational Bible. É muito interessante estudar o Pentateuco pelo ponto de vista judaico, especialmente alguém como Denis Prager. Mal posso esperar para completar a leitura de todos os livros. Encadernação lindíssima!
Exactly what I wanted! いいです。
OUTSTANDING!!! Much Food For Thought, A Must Read !!!
This is a beautiful book (high quality paper and printing, beautiful cover) and a great commentary by Denis Prager, which helps you understand the Old Testament better. I am a big fan of his and this is some of his most incredible work.
Love this book .. Amen
It says, it’s one of a series of five books. That’s nice, because the rabbi’s comments and explanations of the original bible verses provide great insight and remove much of the needless and counterproductive mysticism that’s often associated with or imposed on them. The comments clarify many mistranslations and misinterpretations.The trouble is, nobody has the fifth book, Leviticus. Nobody will say when it will be available. Anybody?
This was the last of the books in this series I read (so far, at least; we still await the hopeful eventual publication of Leviticus). That I stuck with the series all the way through ought itself to indicate that I found it good, high quality, and useful. And indeed I have thought that about the entire series, this last volume included. Most of my thoughts here, in fact, mirror the exact same things I’ve said about the other volumes.Among those thoughts were an appreciation for the line by line explanation of even some of the most difficult verses, gladness at the opportunity to read Prager’s Jewish perspective on the first five books of the Bible which is almost but not entirely the same as the Christian perspective I grew up learning about, and admiration for the way the author applied ancient Biblical wisdom to modern-day social issues in several places. The main thing I’ve criticized throughout the series has been the repetitiveness of the work. Because the Bible sometimes repeats and then because I read these commentaries straight through, I did find myself feeling that certain passages were fairly redundant because the same ideas kept coming up. The only other minor criticism I think some readers would perhaps object to in the series as a whole has been that I felt like Christian readers might feel like Prager’s Jewish read of the Bible omits certain details important to their own theology.Well, most of my thoughts here in Deuteronomy have been the same, but with some extra plusses and minuses added. On the topic of Christian commentary, I actually have a lot of respect for Prager because he did, in this volume, include brief discussions of several points of Christian theology even though these are not his own beliefs. That helps make the book a lot more useful for readers who either are Christians themselves or who are looking for a more complete and universal commentary. However, though I didn’t find this book any more repetitive than the other volumes, having read it shortly after the others, I found the repetitiveness started to get to me just a smidge more.That said, though not the absolute deepest discussion of the meaning and implications of the Mosaic Law in the world, this is easily among the best for balancing completeness with accessibility to a wide range of readers. Indeed, I think Prager’s commentary here on the Ten Commandments (or the Ten Statements) might even surpass his already-strong commentary on the same in the Exodus book, and it’s well worth reading even just for that alone.Highly recommended for anyone setting out to study the Jewish or Christian scriptures.
Simply Amazing...
Prager gives me (a Christian Adult Bible Teacher) fresh insights into this, and the other books in the Torah. Prager is Jewish and gives a valuable perspective that I agree with but have not heard in my 50 years as a student and teacher of the Bible. Thank you Dr.Prager!
Brought this story to life in a new way. I really enjoyed how practical it is
Very thoughtful commentary on Bible.
The explanations & insight give us a broader view of G-D and His creation. It brings depth to our faith and enlightenment to our minds.Thank you for all the hard work to put this together!!
The Rational Bible: Deuteronomy written by Dennis Prager is one of 3 books covering the books of Moses in the Bible. Dennis Prager gives excellent insight to the books, written for both Jews and Christians. The other books I have read by the author are Genesis and Exodus, and all 3 books have strengthened my faith in God
Enjoying reading this book
Get the whole set available. This is the latest release with Leviticus in the making and the last to be made.Your religion does not matter. This is for everyone.
Good book and author is very good.
One thing Dennis Prager knows for sure: A LOT of Christians read his commentaries! He's regarded as an evangelical Jew and friend of Christians. He may well have more Christian readers than Jews. It is hugely helpful to get a Jewish perspective when studying the Torah. It is evident that Dennis regards Scripture as God's authoritative word. But the main reason to read this is that it is outstanding exposition. I've read a ton of commentaries, and few are as clear and well-written as Prager's. He brings out truths that most don't cover, and while I occasionally disagree, I find his remarks extremely helpful. One highlight is the frequent side-bar sections, where he interjects comments on issues raised by the text. Most people who use commentaries have them as reference works; in other words, they don't pick them up and read them all the way through. Nearly everyone I know who uses Prager's commentaries reads them cover-to-cover. I think reading a chapter a day is a great supplement to one's daily devotions. Let's hope Dennis completes the 5 books of Moses!
