Genesis the Beginning of Desire

Informationen zum Autor Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg was born in England to a rabbinic family. She studied at Gateshead seminary and at Cambridge University! where she received her PhD. She has taught to students in Israel at MaTaN! Jerusalem College for Adults! Midreshet Lindenbaum! and Pardes Institute! and lectures widely in the United States! Canada! and England. Zornberg is also the author of Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus (2001) and of The Murmuring Deep: Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious (2009). Klappentext Genesis: The Beginning of Desire breathes new life into the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Rachel, and Joseph. Zornberg brings biblical, midrashic, and literary sources together, weaving them into a seamless tapestry and illuminating the tensions that grip human beings as they search for and encounter God. The author's vibrant spirit, charming personality, and infectious enthusiasm for the Bible draw the reader into the search for meaning. Zusammenfassung Offers an exploration of Genesis. This title presents stories of Adam and Eve! Noah! Abraham and Sarah! Isaac! Jacob and Esau! Rachel! and Joseph. It illuminates the tensions that grip human beings as they search for and encounter God.

Product details

• Authors: Aviva Gottleib Zornberg, Aviva Gottlieb Zornberg, Avivah Got Zornberg, Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
• Publisher: Jewish Publications Society
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.11.2009
• EAN: 9780827609150
• ISBN: 978-0-8276-0915-0
• No. of pages: 478
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 28 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations