“It has been said that in order to pursue the history of Biblical interpretation, you must include the whole philosophy of the West, which informs it at every stage.” Has BeensSaidPhilosophyWholeOrderStageWestPursueInterpretationBiblical Author:Frank Moore Cross
“It fascinates me to analyze these things and, yes, to see layers in the texts and the building up of Biblical literature. I think this provides insights that one simply does not get by the direct approach.” ThinkingDoeLiteratureBuildingApproachDirectInsightLayersBiblicalBuilding UpDirect Approach Author:Frank Moore Cross
“If I had to choose between the two ways of approaching the deity, I should prefer the existential relational way, to the abstract philosophical way. I think it is truer, or in any case, less misleading, to say that God is an old Jew with a white beard whom I love, than to say that God is the ground of being and meaning, or to say that God is a name denoting the ultimate mystery. I prefer the bold primitive colors of the Biblical way of describing God.” IfsThinkingWayShouldTwoNamesWhiteCasesMysteryColorUltimatePhilosophicalJewAbstractPrimitiveBiblicalExistentialDeitiesBeardTwo WaysDescribingMislead Author:Frank Moore Cross
“I would not speak of Judaism as a Talmudic or Rabbinic religion. It's a Biblical religion.” SpeakBiblicalJudaism Author:Frank Moore Cross
“There are surely many legitimate approaches to Biblical literature, and I think that it depends very much on one's experience and temperament which way one deals primarily with Biblical material.” ThinkingWayLiteratureDealsMaterialsDependsApproachBiblicalTemperament Author:Frank Moore Cross
“I sense that what you two [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] share is that you each have a public relationship to the Biblical text and a somewhat private relationship to the Biblical text.” TwoShareCrossesFrankBiblicalPublic Relations Author:Frank Moore Cross
