Introduction - Scriptures in Jewish tradition, and traditions as Jewish scripture - Benjamin D. Sommer -- - Concepts of scripture in the synagogue service - Elsie Stern -- - Concepts of scripture in Rabbinic Judaism : oral Torah and written Torah - Steven D. Fraade -- - Concepts of scripture in the schools of Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Ishmael - Azzan Yadin-Israel -- - Concepts of scripture among the Jews of the Medieval Islamic world - Meira Polliack -- - Concepts of scripture in the School of Rashi - Robert A. Harris -- - Concepts of scripture in Maimonides - James A. Diamond -- - Concepts of scripture in Nahmanides - Aaron W. Hughes -- - Concepts of scripture in Jewish mysticism - Moshe Idel -- - Concepts of scripture in Martin Buber and Franz Rosenzweig - Jonathan Cohen -- - The Pentateuch as scripture and the challenge of biblical criticism : responses among modern Jewish thinkers and scholars - Baruch J. Schwartz -- - Concepts of scripture in Yehezkel Kaufmann - Job Y. Jindo -- - Concepts of scripture in Moshe Greenberg - Marc Zvi Brettler -- - Concepts of scripture in Mordechai Breuer - Shalom Carmy -- - Scripture and modern Israeli literature - Yael S. Feldman -- - Scripture and Israeli secular culture - Yair Zakovitch