Nuggets of Wisdom from Great Jewish Thinkers: From Biblical Times to the PresentThis book offers a copious selection of insights about the world and life, crafted in engaging language by Jewish sages, scholars, rabbis, and literary luminaries, from ancient to modern times. These remarkable explanations, queries, and proposals are connected by expository comments and comparisons by the author. The passionate care for human values which underlies much of Jewish thinking is made accessible in this comprehensive work. In it the reader may find counsel on how to achieve a good and satisfying life while responding to the joys and sorrows that touch us all. |
מה אומרים אנשים - כתיבת ביקורת
לא מצאנו ביקורות במקומות הרגילים
תוכן
The Hebrew Bible EGGOO | 9 |
The Dead Sea Scrolls | 31 |
The Apocrypha | 39 |
The Pseudepigrapha | 47 |
The Midrash | 63 |
The Philosophy of Philo Judaeus | 69 |
Structural Components | 75 |
How Does the World Operate? | 141 |
What Can Be Said About the | 145 |
Described? | 149 |
What Are the Basic Truths About | 161 |
What Happens When We Die? | 171 |
Sources of Quotations | 179 |
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מהדורות אחרות - הצג הכל
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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