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The Beginning of Desire (edition 1996)

by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg

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An intellectually stimulating and personally uplifting exploration of Genesis. Genesis: the Beginning of Desire breathes new life into the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Rachel, and Joseph. Zornberg brings biblical, midrashic, and literary sources together, weaving them into a seamless tapestry and illuminating the tensions that grip human beings as they search for and encounter God.… (more)

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Title:	The Beginning of Desire
Authors:	Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
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NO OF PAGES: 456 SUB CAT I: Commentary SUB CAT II: Torah SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: Essays on the weekly Prasha of Genesis gleaned from 10 years of teaching and biblical readings and classes in Jerusalem, using a "rhetorical" mode of inquiry, which is concerned more with finding rather than with proving.NOTES: SUBTITLE: Reflections On Genesis

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An intellectually stimulating and personally uplifting exploration of Genesis. Genesis: the Beginning of Desire breathes new life into the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Rachel, and Joseph. Zornberg brings biblical, midrashic, and literary sources together, weaving them into a seamless tapestry and illuminating the tensions that grip human beings as they search for and encounter God.

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