Jeffrey K. Salkin

Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible: Ancient Role Models for Sacred Relationships

Mitwirkender: Tickle, Phyllis

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Produktbeschreibung

"Through the redemptive relationships that Jews have had with the gentile world, something truly does happen. Sacred molecules travel back and forth between the precious metals of our lives. That is why it is important that gentiles, no less than Jews, engage these worthy biblical characters. Their stories testify to the power and possibility of redemptive relationships between all people of faithand this lesson becomes more important with every passing year." from the Introduction Employing wit and vision, Rabbi Jeffrey Salkin reintroduces us to fifteen righteous gentiles. We walk among the kings and common people of the Hebrew Bible, and join hands with theologians, historians, journalists and other luminaries from present and ancient days, to learn important and timeless lessons in respect and love.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 151
• Erscheinungstermin: Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 272g
• ISBN-13: 9781580233644
• ISBN-10: 1580233643
• Artikelnr.: 23586825

Autorenporträt

Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin is recognized as one of the most thoughtful Jewish writers and teachers of his generation. He has helped people of all ages find spiritual meaning in both the great and small moments in life. A noted author whose work has appeared in many publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Reader's Digest and the Congressional Record, Rabbi Salkin is editor of The Modern Men's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Jewish Men on the 54 Weekly Torah PortionsandText Messages: A Torah Commentary for Teens; and author of Being God's Partner: How to Find the Hidden Link Between Spirituality and Your Work, with an introduction by Norman Lear; the best-seller Putting God on the Guest List: How to Reclaim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Child's Bar or Bat Mitzvah; For Kids-Putting God on Your Guest List: How to Claim the Spiritual Meaning of Your Bar or Bat Mitzvah and Righteous Gentiles in the Hebrew Bible: Ancient Role Models for Sacred Relationships (all Jewish Lights), among other books. ¿

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Preface
Introduction
1. Melchizedek
The First Righteous Gentile and the First Person to Bless a Jew
2. Hagar and Ishmael
The First Woman to Hear the Divine Voice; the First Jewish Child to Be
Saved from Death
3. Tamar
The First Teacher of Morality to the Jewish People
4. Asnat
The First Gentile Mother of Jewish Children
5. Shifrah and Puah
The Righteous Midwives Who Invented Civil Disobedience
6. Bityah, Pharaoh's Daughter
The Mother of Moses and Nurturer of the Jewish People
7. Jethro
The Father-in-Law and Teacher of Moses
8. Rachav
The Prostitute Who Was the First "Gentile Zionist"
9. Yael
The Gentile Warrior Who Fought for the Israelites
10. Hiram
The Gentile "Contractor" for Solomon's Temple
11. Naaman
The Syrian General Who Acknowledged God
12. The Sailors and the Ninevites
Gentiles Who Acknowledged God; Gentiles Who Repented
13. Ruth
The Classic "Convert" to Judaism
14. Cyrus, King of Persia
The Creator of the Second Jewish Commonwealth
15. Dama ben Netinah
A Postbiblical Righteous Gentile and Exemplar of Honoring Parents
Notes
Glossary
Acknowledgments