Zornberg, Avivah Gottlieb

Bewilderments

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ISBN 13:: 9780805212518
author:: Zornberg, Avivah Gottlieb
format:: Paperback / softback
publisher:: Schocken Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2017
Pages:: 400
Dimensions:: 23.2 x 16 x 2.7 centimetres (0.3
Genre:: Religion, Bible, Criticism, Interpretation
Condition:: New
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The Book of Numbers has long been a source of puzzlement. Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg offers a fresh perspective on this biblical text through her meticulous analysis, exploring its literary, scholarly, and psychological depth. At the heart of the book lies a narrative that is both dark and ecstatic, with speeches of complaint and lament contrasting with accounts of miraculous experiences and direct communication with God. Drawing on kabbalistic sources, Zornberg reveals a people who transcend prudent considerations to follow their spiritual yearning into the wilderness. This thought-provoking work invites readers to consider how the cumulative trauma of slavery, the miracles of Exodus, and the revelation at Sinai shape a nation's language and spirituality.

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