Six Memos From the Last Millennium - A Novelist Reads the Talmud

Informationen zum Autor By Joseph Skibell Klappentext The critically acclaimed author of A Blessing on the Moon, The English Disease, and A Curable Romantic explores stories from the Talmud, one of the most sacred Jewish texts, to discover the modern wisdom in these ancient tales. Zusammenfassung The critically acclaimed author of A Blessing on the Moon, The English Disease, and A Curable Romantic explores stories from the Talmud, one of the most sacred Jewish texts, to discover the modern wisdom in these ancient tales. Inhaltsverzeichnis A Note on the TitleAcknowledgmentsA Novelist Reads the Talmud: An IntroductionTimeline of Relevant Events, According to Rabbinic TraditionMemo One. Rabbi Yohanan and Rabbi Shimon ben LakishChapter 1. Eros and Alchemy in the Waters of the JordanMemo Two. Rabbi Shimon bar YohaiChapter 2. Turning the Hearts of FathersMemo Three A, B, and C. Rabbi Elazar ben Rabbi Shimon, Rabbi Pinhas ben Yair, and Rabbi Judah ben GerimChapter 3. Towards the Hearts of SonsMemo Four. Rabban Gamliel II of Yavneh, Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah, and Rabbi Eliezer ben HyrcanusChapter 4. The Gate of a Broken HeartMemo Five. Rabbi Akiva, Shimon ben Azzai, Shimon ben Zoma, and Elisha ben AvuyahChapter 5. Revelation, Retribution, Perdition, Ecstasy, and Bliss: An Epic CanvasEndnotesGlossary

Product details

• Authors: Contribuor Joseph Skibell, Joseph Skibell
• Publisher: University Of Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2016
• EAN: 9781477307342
• ISBN: 978-1-4773-0734-2
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Exploring Jewish Arts and Culture; Exploring Jewish Arts and Cult; Exploring Jewish Arts and Culture; Exploring Jewish Arts and Cult
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies