Hamilton Books
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978-0-7618-6827-9 • Hardback • September 2016 • $98.00 • (£75.00)
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Rabbi Joseph Friedman, Esq., is a writer, hosts a radio show, and is a dynamic public speaker. As a trial lawyer, he handled numerous prison reform cases and also has federal government experience as an appellate lawyer. As an educator, he was an adjunct instructor of law at American University School of Law. He holds an M.A.Ed. degree from Catholic University, a JD degree from Howard University, and a rabbinical ordination. He provides a creative cross-disciplined approach to his analysis of nineteen Biblical personalities, bringing a novel thesis about the femininity of Judaism and the Biblical narrative.
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1: Jonah, the Super-Nationalist
Chapter 2: Queen Esther, the Mystery of Her Personality
Chapter 3: the Common Faces of Evil
Chapter 4: Joseph, Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation
Chapter 5: Jacob, the Diaspora Jew
Chapter 6: Moses, the Unnatural
Chapter 7: Seven Holy Women-- Transforming the Word of G-d Into a World of Good
Chapter 8: Right-sided King David, Left-sided King Saul
Chapter 9: Jeptha, Mighty Warrior, Fatal Flaw
Chapter 10: the Messiah
About the Author
Illustrations
A global thinker, Rabbi Friedman weaves a tapestry of ancient wisdom and novel insights in a creative, exciting fashion. With perspectives from Biblical texts to political machinations, this is a must read for the modern man.
— Rabbi Joseph Messinger
Rabbi Friedman combines an encyclopedic knowledge of the Bible and Biblical commentaries with remarkable insights into human behavior from his extensive experience as a trial attorney to provide a new and profound understanding of salient Biblical characters.
— Michael C. Burstein, Yale University