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Illuminating Counsel
How the Least Holy Books of the Hebrew Bible Explore Life's Most Important Issues
Jonathan Teram
- 340 pages
- English
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Illuminating Counsel
How the Least Holy Books of the Hebrew Bible Explore Life's Most Important Issues
Jonathan Teram
About This Book
Illuminating Counsel: How the Least Holy Books of the Hebrew Bible Explore Life's Most Important Issues is a study of eleven books of the Hebrew Bible, known collectively as the Ketuvim, or "Writings." Judaism considers these books to be less holy than the other books of the Hebrew Bible. Most people don't even know the Jewish order of the books of the Hebrew Bible is different than the Christian order. Many people seem to think the Hebrew Bible is antiquated and has little relevance to modern life. Even Christians, who value the Hebrew Bible as "Holy Scripture," tend to favor the New Testament. Herein it is argued that the least holy books of the Hebrew Bible are life-changing pieces of literature. Their poetry and prose cover virtually every emotion, every behavior, and every aspect of the human condition. They are as relevant to the committed nonreligious as they are to the religious. So, if you want to plunge the depths of literary sublimity; if you want to explore what it means to be human, to struggle with your mortality, to go through death's dark valley and come out on the other side, to confront your pain and in so doing find healing, then I invite you to read on and discover how the Hebrew Bible illuminates counsel.
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The Writings
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Preface
- Chapter 1: The Writings
- Chapter 2: Why the Least Holy Books are So Stupendous
- Chapter 3: A Very Brief Taste of the Wonders of Biblical Hebrew Poetry
- Chapter 4: A Very Brief Overview of the Psalms
- Chapter 5: Songs without Music
- Chapter 6: The Pursuit of Wisdom
- Chapter 7: Darkening and Illuminating Counsel
- Chapter 8: A Celebration of Kindness
- Chapter 9: The Power of Love
- Chapter 10: Eat, Drink, and Rejoice
- Chapter 11: No Sorrow Like Her Sorrow
- Chapter 12: The Brave Hidden Jew
- Chapter 13: The Wise Jew Who Refused to Hide
- Chapter 14: Returning Home
- Chapter 15: Ending with a New Beginning
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Bibliography