Biblical Literacy: The Most Important People, Events, and Ideas of the Hebrew Bible
By Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
As he did in his bestselling, Jewish Literacy, Rabbi Telushkin once again mines a subject of Jew-ish history and religion so richly that this book be-comes an inspiring companion and a fundamental reference. In this book, he turns his attention to the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament), the most in-fluential series of books in human history. Along with the Ten Commandants, the Bible’s most fam-ous document, no piece of legislation never enacted has influenced human behavior as much as the bib-lical injunction to “Love your neighbor yourself.” No political tract has motivated human beings in so many diverse societies to fight for political freedom as the Exodus story of God’s liberation of the Israe-lite slaves—which shows that God intends that, ul-timately people be free.
The Bible’s influence, however, has conveyed as much through it narratives as its laws. Its timeless and moving tales about the human condition and man’s relationship to God have long shaped Jewish and Christian notions of morality, and continue to stir the conscience and imagination of believers and skeptics alike.
The call number for this stunning tome is: 003.2/Tel.