> What puzzles me in this thread is that there is an obvious presupposition
> that a Jewish perspective exists. If to imply that there is a core or
> common perspective, I would be most surprised.
I'm not sure I understand what you mean here. Could you
please clarify? It sounds as if you are suggesting that it
does not make sense to assume that there exists a Jewish
perspective on text that might differ from a Christian
perspective.