What's in It for Me? Finding Ourselves in Biblical Narratives - Softcover

Fuchs, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1427655014 ISBN 13: 9781427655011

Publisher: Aardvark Global Publishing dba ECKO Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

The world is rapidly dividing between those who take biblical narratives as the literal word of God -- claiming that they are historically and scientifically true --and those who dismiss those narratives as quaint or even foolish fairy tales. WHAT'S IN IT FOR ME invites the reader to discover a middle ground that takes biblical narratives seriously without regard to their historical or scientific truth. The "truth" of these stories has nothing to do with, "Did this really happen?" Their truth emerges in the valuable lessons these stories can teach all of us. As we walk the rich middle ground of biblical narrative, we shall keep one question constantly in mind: Where am I in the text? In other words what do these stories teach ME that can help me to be a more self aware, caring, and compassionate human being?

About this title

From the Author:

"What's in It for Me? Finding Ourselves in Biblical Narratives" percolated in my mind for 40 years before its publication in 2014. I am grateful for the AMAZON reviews it has received and that it is available as an audio book that has also been translated into German and Russian.My second book, "ToraHighlights" was published in the fall of 2016. It provides short comments in English and German on each of the weekly Torah readings that I hope will inform and inspire readers of all religious persuasions.

From the Inside Flap:

"It was a joy to encounter Rabbi Stephen Fuchs' What's in It for Me? Finding Ourselves in Biblical Narratives. Rabbi Fuchs has given us a refreshing, practical application of how biblical stories may help us deal with the 21st century ... "Michael Berkowitzin The Huffington Post

About this edition

• Publisher: Aardvark Global Publishing dba ECKO Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1427655014
• ISBN 13: 9781427655011
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 118