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Through the prism : refractions and reflections on bereishit / Esther Shkop.
Van Pelt Library BS1225.52 .S428 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shkop, Esther, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Pentateuch--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible. Pentateuch.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 265 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jerusalem : Gefen Publishing, 2021.
- Summary:
- Sefer Bereishit - the Book of Genesis - relates the stories of our Patriarchs and Matriarchs. So little is known about their struggles and achievements, and their spiritual stature is beyond our comprehension. Nonetheless, the Torah invites each reader to attempt to understand - inasmuch as the text allows - the motivations and emotions of these great men and women so we may come to understand ourselves and strive to emulate them. Learning Torah must, first and foremost, begin with careful and close reading. Here to aid the English-speaker with such study, Through the Prism: Studies in Bereishit is an original inquiry framed by observations from the great classic commentators as well as more recent scholars. This book is aimed at the intelligent English speaking adult who has some functional Hebrew skills. Transliterations and translations facilitate understanding of the issues at hand in the original biblical Hebrew text. While no translation can capture the full range of nuance and meaning of the original, this book attempts to transmit some of the richness of the language of the Torah - its allusions as well as its wordplay - so that the reader can begin to appreciate the unplumbed depths of its messages.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Implications of Feminine Imagery in the Bible
- ch. 2 In the Image of Divinity
- ch. 3 The Natural State of Primordial Humans
- ch. 4 Stranger in a Strange Land: Exile
- ch. 5 Sarah Laughed
- ch. 6 Aging and End of Life
- ch. 7 Rivkah: The Enigma behind the Veil
- ch. 8 Truth from Falsehood: Yaakov and Esav
- ch. 9 Rachel Finds Her Voice
- ch. 10 Leah: The Mournful Matriarch
- ch. 11 Who Are You? Yaakov Redefined
- ch. 12 The Meaning of Names
- ch. 13 The Violation of Dinah
- ch. 14 Why Does Age Matter?
- ch. 15 Yosef's Tears: The Broken-Hearted Dreamer
- ch. 16 The Power in a Blessing.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9657023599
- 9789657023594
- OCLC:
- 1259047513
- Publisher Number:
- 99990694067
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