Deuteronomy 32:47 says the Pentateuch should not be 'an empty matter.' This new anthology from Beth Kissileff fills Genesis with meaning; gathering intellectuals and thinkers who use their professional knowledge to illuminate the Biblical text. These writers use insights from psychology; law; political science; literature; and other scholarly fields; to create an original constellation of modern Biblical readings; and receptions of Genesis: A scientist of appetite on Eve's eating behavior; law professors on contracts in Genesis; and on collective punishment; an anthropologist on the nature of human strife in the Cain and Abel story; political scientists on the nature of Biblical games; Abraham's resistance; and collective action. The highly distinguished contributors include Alan Dershowitz and Ruth Westheimer; the novelists Rebecca Newberger Goldstein and Dara Horn; critics Ilan Stavans and Sander Gilman; historian Russell Jacoby; poets Alicia Suskin Ostriker and Jacqueline Osherow; and food writer Joan Nathan.
#50578 in Books Bantam 2008-04-29 2008-04-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.26 x .67 x 5.51l; .73 #File Name: 0553384244292 pagesGreat product!
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A treasureBy J.VasiliusAn amazing book! A memoir; plainly told; of a farm childhood in a small Midwestern town. The details of everyday life were in part a revelation and in part a reminder of stories my grandmother had told me. The current generation of young people should read this book to get a clue about past generations.Older generations should read this book to remember the treats and travails of a much more difficult life. Mildred Kalish is a keen observer and an expert writer. Never self-pitying;never cute; never condescending; never sentimental; always clear; her balanced prose opens a door to yesterday. This book is a treasure!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Nostalgia of the best kindBy FitzwomanThis is a very enjoyable; squeaky-clean memoir of a girlhood on a family farm in the 1930s. It is truly amazing how these little stories of hard work; making do; and family and friends can show how different life was then; yet reflect so well on "The Greatest Generation." Although a different time and place; memories from my own childhood; some thirty years later; crept into my thoughts while reading this little gem. Highly recommended for older readers and for those who appreciate the history of their parents and grandparents.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This is a Great Read!By BeeBopMNThis book is great. My mom read it in her book club and recommended it to me. She grew up on a ranch in Montana about the same time Mildred Kalish was growing up on a farm in Iowa. Mom was struck by the great number of similarities in their lives in rural America during the 20s and 30s. Mildred is a great story teller. She gives you a realistic picture of life in those days.
