Elliott Rabin

Biblical Hero (eBook, PDF)

Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Jewish Publication Society
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780827618367
• Artikelnr.: 72472568

Autorenporträt

Elliott Rabin is the director of thought leadership at Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools, where he edits HaYidion, the leading publication for Jewish day schools. He is the author of Understanding the Hebrew Bible: A Reader’s Guide.  

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: The Need for Heroes    
Acknowledgments    
Author’s Note    
Introduction: Heroic-Unheroic Heroes, the Biblical Model    
1. Moses: Prototype    
2. Samson: Strongman    
3. Esther: Queen    
4. Abraham: Pilgrim    
5. Jacob: Trickster    
6. David: King    
7. God: Archetype or Antitype?     
Conclusion: The Biblical Hero Today    
Notes    
Bibliography    
General Index    
Source Index