Are You Not a Man of God?: Devotion, Betrayal, and Social Criticism in Jewish Tradition

by Charlie Buckholtz and Tova Hartman

Book Overview

Are You Not a Man of God? challenges the accepted readings of several iconic supporting characters from canonical stories of Jewish tradition. These characters have been appropriated throughout history to represent and reinforce central cultural values: the binding of Isaac and the religious value of sacrificing relationship for a higher purpose; the biblical Hannah, appropriated by the rabbis as an archetype of the spirit and practice of prayer;...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199337438
• ISBN13: 9780199337439
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"