Bibliograph

Passing life's tests, spiritual reflections on the trial of Abraham, the binding of Isaac, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

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Passing life's tests, spiritual reflections on the trial of Abraham, the binding of Isaac, Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Passing life's tests

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson

Sub title

spiritual reflections on the trial of Abraham, the binding of Isaac

Summary

Challenges you to go beneath the brief, shocking story and ask: who is the tester, who is the tested and what motivates the test? Among stories so terrible they rend our hearts, so profound they touch the depths of our souls, and so exalted they reach to heaven, none is more poignant than the Bible story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son, Isaac. A story revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, and turned over and over by great secular thinkers searching for meaning, this gripping tale shocks us into complete attention, then takes us-in nineteen short verses-on a roller coaster ride of emotion, challenge and hope. Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, known widely for making the Hebrew Bible relevant to our lives, draws on generations of Jewish sages, philosophers and scholars to explore this ancient story, known as the binding of Isaac or the test of Abraham. He invites us to use this powerful tale as a tool for our own soul wrestling, to transcend its words to confront our own existential sacrifices and our ability to face-and surmount-life's tests. By applying this tale's lessons to everyday events, Artson compels us to pay closer attention to our lives and, through our priorities, responsibilities, mindfulness and faith, ask ourselves if we are passing our own tests

Target audience

adult

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