Voices from Genesis: Guiding Us Through the Stages of Life - Hardcover

Cohen, Norman J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1879045753 ISBN 13: 9781879045750

Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

An examination of the lives of biblical characters

About this title

From the Author:

The journey from birth to death through the Book of Genesis
I am most pleased to share this journey through the Book of Genesis with you. In doing so, I offer you a prism through which to view the stages of development of your own life. The Bible reflects how characters change and grow over a lifetime, moving through different stages. Looking closely at the characters of Genesis, we can discern how each character seems to focus upon one particular stage of that character's development. From the birth of Adam to the death of Jacob, the characters move through different stages of life in ways which resemble our own human development. By focusing upon Erik Erikson's theory of the eight stages of human development and using it as a roadmap as we proceeed through the Book of Genesis, combining it with the insights of the rabbinic tradition, each reader can find his or her own voice in the biblical narrative. Let us then listen attentively to the stories of Genesis, realizing that they speak of the times and struggles of our own lives. It is a journey which moves from birth, through infancy, childhood, and adolescence, to adulthood and old age. It begins in the Garden of Eden and ends with our return to the Source of all being.

About the Author:

Dr. Norman J. Cohen is widely recognized as one of the great teachers of his generation. A rabbi, professor emeritus of midrash and former provost of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, he frequently lectures to Jewish and Christian laypeople and scholars on Bible study and midrash-finding contemporary meaning from ancient biblical texts. Cohen was a participant in Bill Moyers's Genesis: A Living Conversation on PBS. He is author of Self, Struggle & Change: Family Conflict Stories in Genesis and Their Healing Insights for Our Lives; Voices from Genesis: Guiding Us through the Stages of Life; Moses and the Journey to Leadership: Timeless Lessons of Effective Management from the Bible and Today's Leaders; Hineni in Our Lives: Learning How to Respond to Others through 14 Biblical d104s & Personal Stories and The Way Into Torah (all Jewish Lights).

About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1879045753
• ISBN 13: 9781879045750
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192