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No book in the history of mankind has had such widespread influence as the Jewish Bible, the Tanach. But the study of Torah raises many philosophical questions, as seen in the vast number of commentaries that exist. When should Torah be understood literally and when allegorically? How does Moshe's prophecy differ from the later prophets? Analyzing the commentaries of such Torah giants as the Saadya Gaon, the Rambam, Rabbi Shimshon Rafoel Hirsch, the Malbim and others, Rabbi Wein pieces together some of the puzzles within this awesome "book of books."