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Wise Men and Their Tales:; portraits of biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic masters
by Wiesel, Elie
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, top-rear corner extremely mildly bumped, ext
- ISBN 10
- 0805241736
- ISBN 13
- 9780805241730
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Schocken Books, 2003. First edition, first printing (full number line). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, top-rear corner extremely mildly bumped, extremely faintly sunned DJ spine, very mild rubbing to DJ edges, else Near Fine(+) in Near Fine(-) DJ.. Large octavo in light brown multicolored DJ, xxvii, 337 pages; 25 cm. Signed by author. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Religion, Hasidim -- Legends. Contents: Ishmael and Hagar --; Lot's wife --; Aaron and his problem of innocence --; Miriam the prophetess and her melancholy fate --; Nadab and Abihu: a story of fire and silence --; Esau and Jethro: gentiles in the Bible --; Gideon, a judge who is special --; Samson: the weakness of a hero --; Saul and his lost kingdom --; Samuel and the quest for mercy --; Isaiah, a prince of prophets --; Hoshea: the strangest of all prophets --; Rabbi Tarfon's humility --; Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi --; Abbaye and Rava: the greatness of dialogue --; Converts in the Talmud --; Talmudic sketches --; Zanz and Sadigur --; The world of the Shtetl. The Nobel laureate shares his insights into a broad spectrum of biblical figures, Talmudic scholars, and Hasidic rabbis, including Sarah, the mother of Isaac, Samson, Isaiah, and Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai, describing how their experiences, triumphs and tragedies, teachings, and faith can transform our own lives.
Synopsis
In Wise Men and Their Tales, a master teacher gives us his fascinating insights into the lives of a wide range of biblical figures, Talmudic scholars, and Hasidic rabbis.The matriarch Sarah, fiercely guarding her son, Isaac, against the negative influence of his half-brother Ishmael; Samson, the solitary hero and protector of his people, whose singular weakness brought about his tragic end; Isaiah, caught in the middle of the struggle between God and man, his messages of anger and sorrow counterbalanced by his timeless, eloquent vision of a world at peace; the saintly Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi, who by virtue of a lifetime of good deeds was permitted to enter heaven while still alive and who tried to ensure a similar fate for all humanity by stealing the sword of the Angel of Death.Elie Wiesel tells the stories of these and other men and women who have been sent by God to help us find the godliness within our own lives. And what interests him most about these people is their humanity, in all its glorious complexity. They get angry--at God for demanding so much, and at people, for doing so little. They make mistakes. They get frustrated. But through it all one constant remains--their love for the people they have been charged to teach and their devotion to the Supreme Being who has sent them. In these tales of battles won and lost, of exile and redemption, of despair and renewal, we learn not only by listening to what they have come to tell us, but by watching as they live lives that are both grounded in earthly reality and that soar upward to the heavens.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88603
- Title
- Wise Men and Their Tales:; portraits of biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic masters
- Author
- Wiesel, Elie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine head and foot, extremely gentle rubbing to corners, top-rear corner extremely mildly bumped, ext
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing (full number line)
- ISBN 10
- 0805241736
- ISBN 13
- 9780805241730
- Publisher
- Schocken Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
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