Author: Public Library of New South Wales
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1182

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Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Small Business
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Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1776

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Author: Evelyn Dewey
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Category : Educational tests and measurements
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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Author: Frances Harrison Marr
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Category : Christian poetry, American
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Author: Naomi Ragen
Publisher: Amazonencore
ISBN: 9781612181264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Naomi Ragen's first play, which premiered in July 2002 at Habima National Theater in Tel Aviv. It is based on a true story: a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) woman, wife of a rabbi, mother of 12, leaves her home and stays with a friend. The community's "modesty squad" tries in vain to force her to go back. Her friend is physically attacked, her arm and leg broken. The rabbi's wife is punished: she is cut off from her children, against her will.

Author: Hilaire Belloc
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Category : England
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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Author: Norman Podhoretz
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743238605
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 536

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A radical reinterpretation of the biblical prophets by one of America's most provocative critics reveals the eternal beauty of their language and the enduring resonance of their message. Long before Norman Podhoretz became one of the intellectual leaders of American neoconservatism, he was a student of Hebrew literature and a passionate reader of the prophets of the Old Testament. Returning to them after fifty years, he has produced something remarkable: an entirely new perspective on some of the world's best-known works. Or, rather, three new perspectives. The first is a fascinating account of the golden age of biblical prophecy, from the eighth to the fifth century B.C.E., and its roots in earlier ages of the ancient Israelite saga. Thus, like large parts of the Bible itself, The Prophets is a history of the Near East from the point of view of a single nation, covering not only what is known about the prophets themselves -- including Elijah, Amos, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel -- but also the stories of King David, King Saul, and how the ancient Israelites were affected by the great Near Eastern empires that surrounded them. Layered into this work of history is a piece of extraordinary literary criticism. Podhoretz's very close reading of the verse and imagery used by the biblical prophets restores them to the top reaches of the poetic pantheon, for these books contain, unequivocally, some of the greatest poetry ever written. The historical chronicle and the literary criticism will transport readers to a time that is both exotic and familiar and, like any fine work of history or literature, will evoke a distinct and original world. But the third perspective of The Prophets is that of moral philosophy, and it serves to bring the prophets' message into the twenty-first century. For to Norman Podhoretz, the real relevance of the prophets today is more than the excitement of their history or the beauty of their poetry: it is their message. Podhoretz sees, in the words of the biblical prophets, a war being waged, a war against the sin of revering anything made by the hands of man -- in short, idolatry. In their relentless battle against idolatry, Podhoretz finds the prophets' most meaningful and enduring message: a stern warning against the all-consuming worship of self that is at least as relevant in the twenty-first century as it was three thousand years ago. The Prophets will earn the respect of biblical scholars and the fascinated attention of general readers; its observations will be equally valued by believers and nonbelievers, by anyone with spiritual yearnings. Learned, provocative, and beautifully written, The Prophets is a deeply felt, deeply satisfying work that is at once history, literary criticism, and moral philosophy -- a tour de force.

Author: Louis Dembitz Brandeis
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Author: Josephine Lazarus
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780483803275
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Excerpt from The Spirit of Judaism It is a sorry spectacle that the world presents at the end of our emancipated nineteenth century, hundreds and thou sands of our fellow-creatures, men, women, and innocent children, driven from their homes, helpless, destitute, and distracted flying where? Whither? No one knows for in turn each nation threatens to shut them out as outcasts and pariahs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.