The Hebrew Prophets: Selections Annotated & Explained (SkyLight Illuminations) - Softcover

Rami M. Shapiro

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1594730377 ISBN 13: 9781594730375

Publisher: SkyLight Paths, 2004

Synopsis

Fresh translation and facing-page annotations bring the compelling wisdom of the Hebrew prophets to life.

Hundreds of commentaries and dozens of Bible translations make the Hebrew prophets available to modern-day readers, but most often these sources focus on history or apologetics, losing the reader who is searching for spiritual insight.

The Hebrew Prophets: Selections Annotated & Explained makes the wisdom of these timeless teachers available to readers with no previous knowledge of the prophets. With fresh, contemporary commentary, Rami Shapiro reveals the central themes covered by all the prophets: moving from ignorance to wisdom, injustice to justice, cruelty to compassion and despair to joy.

This unique look at the Hebrew Prophets sharpens the personal nature of their message and highlights their critique of the spiritual errors we all face in life, challenging readers to correct those errors and experience a life of awakening and joy.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Spiritual wisdom comes to life

"I believe that the prophets are speaking to you and me about things we desperately need to hear and to know. I believe that the prophets are giving voice to eternal principles, but voice alone is not enough. You have to dare to hear what the prophet dares to speak, and then you must dare to respond to what you hear in the immediacy of your own life."
—from the Preface

About the Author:

Rami Shapiro, a renowned teacher of spirituality across faith traditions, is an award-winning storyteller, poet and essayist. He is author of The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practice, Recovery―The Sacred Art: The Twelve Steps as Spiritual Practice and The Divine Feminine in Biblical Wisdom Literature: Selections Annotated & Explained (all SkyLight Paths), among other books.

Rami Shapiro is available to speak on the following topics:

• Writing―The Sacred Art: Beyond the Page to Spiritual Practice
• Stop Playing God: 12 Steps as Spiritual Practice
• Biblical Wisdom for Post-biblical Times: An Exploration of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job
• The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Cultivating Compassion in Daily Life
• Hasidic Wisdom: An Exploration of Hasidic Storytelling, Theology and Contemplative Practice
• Saints and Sages: Biblical Prophets, Ancient Rabbis and the Building of a Just World

About this edition

• Publisher: SkyLight Paths
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1594730377
• ISBN 13: 9781594730375
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224