That is to say, the inspiration, the interpretive richness of the text is what Elie [Wiesel] does publicly, and his interest in… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
I sense that what you two [Elie Wiesel and Frank Moore Cross] share is that you each have a public relationship to… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
In fact, we're both [with Elie Wiesel] engaged with the text. We search for different things, we find different things. There is… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
The text says Deuteronomy was lost, but you say it was written then. — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
If I had to choose between the two ways of approaching the deity, I should prefer the existential relational way, to the abstract philosophical… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
[Sacrifice of Isaac] is a major theme of the so-called Elohist [one authorial strand in the Pentateuch]. It is marked by all of his… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
My father's religious life was not Biblically centered. He was a saintly man, whom I could never emulate, so I went into scholarship rather… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
When you come to the New Testament you can't even swing a cat without hitting three demons and two spirits. And magic becomes something… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
[The story of Adam and Eve] it's poetry. One must interpret it as poetry. The first 11 chapters of Genesis [the Primeval History] are… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
Israel defined its God and its relation to that God in existential, relational terms. They did not, until quite late, approach the question of… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
Elie [Wiesel], when you ask, "Why do I want to know," I'm trying to grab the holy. And I'm getting thrown back. — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
The history of interpretation [of the Bible] is fascinating; but that is something else. — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
I prefer to have all of this apparatus - historical, literary, critical - and then, beyond initial innocence and naiveté, to try to achieve… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
We are thrown back on the text, for the most part. Archaeology can give us background. It doesn't either confirm or disprove the Bible,… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
It has been said that in order to pursue the history of Biblical interpretation, you must include the whole philosophy of the West, which… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
You have miracles [in the Hebrew Bible], yes, but they're not the work, normally, of demons. — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
I guess what this is reflecting is my own search for answers that I can't find. Frank [Moore Cross] and I have examined a… — Frank Moore Cross Copy Share Image
![“That is to say, the inspiration, the interpretive richness of the text is what Elie [Wiesel] does publicly, and his interest in history is his private reserve; he knows that he is not an expert in dissecting the text the way Frank [Moore Cross] does.” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2cb/frank-moore-cross-14963_crosses_that-is-to-say-the-inspiration-the-inter_1980741.jpg)
![“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.” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c90/frank-moore-cross-14963_biblical_i-sense-that-what-you-two-elie-wiesel-an_2178317.jpg)
![“In fact, we're both [with Elie Wiesel] engaged with the text. We search for different things, we find different things. There is a side of what he does that I'd like to do, a bit more privately. I'm not sure he is as interested in history, as I am.” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/749/frank-moore-cross-14963_bits_in-fact-we-re-both-with-elie-wiesel-enga_2265347.jpg)
![“[Sacrifice of Isaac] is a major theme of the so-called Elohist [one authorial strand in the Pentateuch]. It is marked by all of his linguistic characteristics, and so on. We cannot determine what is historical and what isn't. As literary critics, we would understand the importance of this for…” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b3/frank-moore-cross-14963_characteristics_sacrifice-of-isaac-is-a-major-theme-of-t_309064.jpg)
![“[The story of Adam and Eve] it's poetry. One must interpret it as poetry. The first 11 chapters of Genesis [the Primeval History] are absolutely remarkable.” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2f9/frank-moore-cross-14963_adam_the-story-of-adam-and-eve-it-s-poetry-on_634404.jpg)
![“Elie [Wiesel], when you ask, "Why do I want to know," I'm trying to grab the holy. And I'm getting thrown back.” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/952/frank-moore-cross-14963_asks_elie-wiesel-when-you-ask-why-do-i-want-t_690408.jpg)
![“The history of interpretation [of the Bible] is fascinating; but that is something else.” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/946/frank-moore-cross-14963_bible_the-history-of-interpretation-of-the-bib_729883.jpg)
![“You have miracles [in the Hebrew Bible], yes, but they're not the work, normally, of demons.” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa8/frank-moore-cross-14963_demon_you-have-miracles-in-the-hebrew-bible-ye_866697.jpg)
![“I guess what this is reflecting is my own search for answers that I can't find. Frank [Moore Cross] and I have examined a lot of archaeological materials in the hope of finding out.” quote by Frank Moore Cross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/db4/frank-moore-cross-14963_answers_i-guess-what-this-is-reflecting-is-my-ow_1012193.jpg)