God-Talk: an Introduction.
God-talk consists of God speaking to humans in revelation, and humans speaking to God in prayer. They are the two forms of the covenantal language spoken between God and humans in general, and specifically between God and the Jewish people. God-talk is an essential component of the languages of all...
| Published in: | Modern Judaism: A Journal of Jewish Ideas & Experience Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 227 - 252 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Oct2024
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