Left to right: David Hirsch, Reuven Firestone
at 2012 AJL Conference
at 2012 AJL Conference
Dr. Reuven Firestone was the opening plenary speaker at the June, 2012 Association of Jewish Libraries conference in Pasadena, CA. He gave a fascinating talk called "Jews in the Koran, Jews on the Koran" to a packed house.
In this brief interview, Dr. Firestone describes the theme of his talk, and also mentions his new book, Holy War in Judaism: The Fall and Rise of a Controversial Idea.
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Theme music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
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1 comment:
The "other to which the Tanach relates is an idol worshiper. The "other", in this case Jew, related to in the Korah in a believer in the one God, a people of the book. There is a world of difference.
Ya'akov Aronson
Rehovot
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