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What's in It for Me? Finding Ourselves in Biblical Narratives Paperback – September 1, 2014
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- Print length118 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherAardvark Global Publishing dba ECKO Publishing
- Publication dateSeptember 1, 2014
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches
- ISBN-101427655014
- ISBN-13978-1427655011
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Ana CabánFitness, Wellness & Lifestyle ConsultantCerti ed Wellness CoachLos Angeles, CA
"Rabbi Stephen Fuchs is a passionate student of Scripture and ofhuman nature. Here, he calls upon a lifetime of scholarship andteaching to mine the familiar Bible stories for golden nuggets thatmany will nd to be priceless treasure."
Ruth Ann HarnischPresidentThe Harnisch FoundationNew York, NY
"Enlightening and inspiring, this book demonstrates the centralityof the biblical message as a basis for the essential teaching ofJudaism. Stephen Lewis Fuchs explores the Jewish tradition andhow it calls humankind into partnership with God's creation inorder to mend the world."
Rabbi (Dr.) Walter HomolkaRector of the Abraham Geiger College at the University of Potsdam;Vice-President European Union for Progressive JudaismBerlin, Germany
"Rabbi Stephen Fuchs' new book What's in It for Me? FindingOurselves in Biblical Narratives is a culmination of a lifetime ofstudy of biblical narratives that have shaped religious tradition. Hisinterpretations of well-known--and some lesser known--biblicalstories will appeal both to readers with deeply held religiousbeliefs and those with no belief system. In clear, readable prose,Fuchs presents cogent and understandable explanations of Biblicalmythology and derives crucial lessons from the narratives. Manywill nd meaning and instruction in the teachings of this learnedman and his texts."
Dr. Sally Wolff KingSenior EditorThe Emory ClinicEmory University,Atlanta, GA
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- Publisher : Aardvark Global Publishing dba ECKO Publishing (September 1, 2014)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 118 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1427655014
- ISBN-13 : 978-1427655011
- Item Weight : 5.1 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.5 x 0.25 x 8.5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,862,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #3,182 in Hebrew Bible
- #4,088 in Old Testament Criticism & Interpretation
- #16,374 in Inspiration & Spirituality
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"The work is very approachable and supremely readable." Toni Robinson
At the age of 68, I distilled more than 45 years of study, teaching and writing into my first book! Over the last 40 years as a pulpit rabbi and 18 months as President of the World Union for Progressive Judaism, in which I visited and spoke in more than 65 communities around the world, I have seen a great need for the approach to biblical stories that What's in It for Me? Finding Ourselves in Biblical Narratives presents. I have since written four other books that I believe you will enjoy
I am gratified by the AMAZON reviews I have received to date and hope that you will find great meaning in my books. I am also eager to share their message in person with your congregation, book group, seminar, convention or other type of meeting. Please be in touch at meinbiblicalnarratives@gmail.com
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I was raised a Christian, but am now a Deist, so I did not have the preconceptions of either Christianity or Judaism when reading this book. What I found was a book that was enlightened in its approach, open to the reality that the stories of the first five books of the Bible and the Torah were meant to teach us moral lessons about personal responsibility and creating a more just and compassionate world, with women being as important to that effort as men. As a woman, I liked seeing women as heroines whom I could relate to rather than women as something to be feared and relegated to second-class status as several world faith's do today.
The fact that Rabbi Fuchs sees that these books are not strictly historical and definitely not scientific is refreshing to read in today's culture of literalism driving so many faiths. That he has written this book so that it is easy to read and understand with highlights of humor to make his points makes this book one that young people of all faiths will find easy to understand. I cannot recommend this book highly enough for people of all ages and faiths.
"What's in It for Me? Finding Ourselves in Biblical Narratives" offers a guided tour of the Torah, the Bible, the Greatest Stories Ever Told, or whatever you want to call those tales we learned as children, over and over, year after year. Yet repeated tellings haven't given us insight of the kind Fuchs brings to his first book: a grounded yet spiritual look at our civilization's most beloved mysteries.
Reading this book won't necessarily solve those mysteries or answer life's nagging questions, but what Fuchs gives his readers is a chance to form a new view of those old inscrutables. The rabbi who's been 'round the world clearly didn't write this book to offer his own personal reasons why you must believe to understand.
Instead, it appears he wrote it to give anyone who wants to understand a reason to believe.
In the end, that is what is in this book for everyone.
Robin M. Gilliam, Author of Gift of Desperation.