I have referred to [Rabbi Shlomo ben Isaac] on occasion, but I doubt that you will find his name in any of my indices. In my view, he is important in the history of interpretation; and that is a subject I have not approached directly.
Frank Moore CrossCertainly professionally, yes [I was interested more in history]. And literary criticism, the structure of poetry. But it is primarily as a historian that I work, although text criticism and literary criticism are very much a part of my interests.
Frank Moore CrossThere was certainly an old law code which stands behind the earliest form of Deuteronomy. Presumably that is what was lost.
Frank Moore CrossThe history of interpretation [of the Bible] is fascinating; but that is something else.
Frank Moore Cross