Five Biblical portraits

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Five Biblical portraits

Elie Wiesel

University of Notre Dame Press, c1981

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Note

Bibliography: p. 157

Contents of Works

  • Joshua
  • Elijah
  • Saul
  • Jeremiah
  • Jonah

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Five Biblical Portraits is a sequel to Elie Weisel's Messengers of God; in this work Wiesel enhances his well-known skill in bringing ancient religious figures to literary life with his stories of: Joshua, Elijah, Saul, Jeremiah, and Jonah. Wiesel illuminates Joshua, Saul, Elijah, Jeremiah, and Jonah through sensitive readings of the scriptures as well as the Talmudic and Hasidic sources. As a sequel to his book, Messengers of God, this work brings ancient religious figures to literary life and emphasizes the personal struggles within the awesome missions of these men.

Table of Contents

Joshua -- Elijah -- Saul -- Jeremiah -- Jonah.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA30751447
  • ISBN
    • 0268009570
  • LCCN
    81040458
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Notre Dame
  • Pages/Volumes
    157 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
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