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Mouth of the Donkey: Re-Imagining Biblical Animals

Mouth of the Donkey: Re-Imagining Biblical Animals

Hardcover

Religion General JudaismBible Studies

Publisher Price: $32.00

ISBN10: 1725259060
ISBN13: 9781725259065
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: May 13 2021
Pages: 94
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.38 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Hebrew Bible is filled with animals. Snakes and ravens share meals with people; donkeys and sheep work alongside us; eagles and lions inspire us; locusts warn us. How should we read their stories? What can they teach us about ecology, spirituality, and ethics? Author Laura Duhan-Kaplan explores these questions, weaving together biology, Kabbalah, rabbinic midrash, Indigenous wisdom, modern literary methods, and personal experiences. She re-imagines Jacob's sheep as family, Balaam's donkey as a spiritual director, Eve's snake as a misguided helper. Finally, Rabbi Laura invites metaphorical eagles, locusts, and mother bears to help us see anew, confront human violence, and raise children who live peacefully on the land.

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