The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility

by Elliott Rabin

Book Overview

Approaching the Bible in an original way--comparing biblical heroes to heroes in world literature--Elliott Rabin addresses a core biblical question: What is the Bible telling us about what it means to be a hero?

Focusing on the lives of six major biblical characters--Moses, Samson, David, Esther, Abraham, and Jacob--Rabin examines their resemblance to hero types found in (and perhaps drawn from) other literatures and analyzes why the Bible...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827613245
• ISBN13: 9780827613249
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.4" x 8.9"