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Fiction Maybe It Happened This Way: Bible Stories Reimagined Leah Rachel Berkowitz and Erica Wovsaniker; Katherine Messenger, illus.
Excerpt Blabbermouths to Beezlebub (function() {var _fbq = window._fbq || (window._fbq = []);if (!_fbq.loaded) {var fbds = document.createElement('script');fbds.async = true;fbds.src =… Aviya Kushner September 16, 2015
Essay Who Wrote the Story of Abraham and Isaac? Last week, James Goodman wrote about God and child sacrifice and how he came to write about Abraham and the binding of Isaac. His most recent book, But Where Is the Lamb, is… James Goodman September 16, 2013
Essay The Ultimate Sacrifice: James Goodman on Abraham and the Binding of Isaac James Goodman is a professor at Rutgers University, where he teaches history and creative writing. His most recent book, But Where Is the Lamb?, is now… James Goodman September 9, 2013
Nonfiction Inheriting Abraham: The Legacy of the Patriarch in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam Jon D. Levenson
Essay The First Jewish Debate Earlier this week, Rabbi Barry Schwartz wrote about needing more Jewish debate. He will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and MyJewishLearning.The… Barry Schwartz March 28, 2012