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Title: Moses: A Life by Jonathan Kirsch, Michael Gross ISBN: 0-7871-1819-2 Publisher: Dove Books Audio Pub. Date: November, 1998 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 4 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.2 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: i never read the bible until now
Comment: this book was brilliant. if you take a look at what biblical biographies are available in the world, you would realize how good this one is. kirsh gives an engaging analysis into both the religious and historical evidence of not just moses, but the events surrounding his life as well. this includes the egyptian lifestyle, and the history of the early mediterranean.
i went to catholic school, and i never read the bible until after this book!
Rating: 4
Summary: The Real Moses? Who Knows!
Comment: Since there is no archeological evidence that Moses ever existed, author Jonathan Kirsch uses the words of the bible,together with modern biblical scholarship to re-create the great prophet who exists between the lines of scripture. Kirsch goes through each chapter of the bible beginning with the book of Exodus and ending with the book of Deuteronomy and shows where various traditions and counter-traditions might have intersected. He shows the Moses who is portrayed as a great hero by the "Deuteronomist" and the Moses whose role is diminished by the "Priestly source." He discusses virtually every theory including the theory that their were two Moses and the first was murdered! This is surely not the book to read if you are a bible literalist (or an Orthodox Jew) and I certainly don't agree with all his points, being partial to the biblical story myself. But Kirsch is a lively writer and it is an interesting read nonetheless, as is Kirsch's "King David".
Rating: 2
Summary: Kirsch is a detached biographer...
Comment: ...too bad he is not a more passionate writer. He seems to miss so many crucial elements in the life of Moses. Yes, there is much missing about this great man known and loved by millions, but Kirsch seems to exult in the petty. He writes as an uninvolved observer of this extraordinary man. There is no love, no passion, no sense of deep respect for Moses in this text. I kept waiting for the page that would reveal some astonishing, delightful insight into this spiritual giant but I read in vain.
Kirsch chooses wonderful subjects but leaves the reader with less information and more questions than when they first picked up the book. More insightful and intiguing studies have been done on the life of Moses. I suggest looking elsewhere for inspiration, no offense to Kirsch.
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Title: Harlot by the Side of the Road by Jonathan Kirsch ISBN: 0345418824 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 03 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: King David : The Real Life of the Man Who Ruled Israel by Jonathan Kirsch ISBN: 0345435052 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 28 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Woman Who Laughed at God : The Untold History of the Jewish People by Jonathan Kirsch ISBN: 0670030090 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 11 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism by Jonathan Kirsch ISBN: 0670032867 Publisher: Viking Press Pub. Date: 08 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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Title: God: A Biography by Jack Miles ISBN: 0679743685 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 19 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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