portraits of biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic masters Wiesel, Elie 1928- creator text xxu New York Schocken Books c2003 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxvii, 337 p. ; 25 cm. Elie Wiesel. Ishmael and Hagar -- Lot's wife -- Aaron and his problem of innocence -- Miriam the prophetess and her melancholy fate -- Nadab and Abihu: a story of fire and silence -- Esau and Jethro: gentiles in the Bible -- Gideon, a judge who is special -- Samson: the weakness of a hero -- Saul and his lost kingdom -- Samuel and the quest for mercy -- Isaiah, a prince of prophets -- Hoshea: the strangest of all prophets -- Rabbi Tarfon's humility -- Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi -- Abbaye and Rava: the greatness of dialogue -- Converts in the Talmud -- Talmudic sketches -- Zanz and Sadigur -- The world of the Shtetl. Bible Old Testament Biography Bible Old Testament Legends Talmud Biography Talmud Legends Hasidim Biography Hasidim--Legends BS571 .W5485 2003 0805211209 2003045576 150915 20160309210206.0