Signs & Wonders: Tales from the Old Testament

by Bernard Evslin

Book Overview

A retelling of Old Testament stories, including some Apocrypha, in which the author has tried to recreate the characters through dialog and description. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0590076868
• ISBN13: 9780590076869
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Four Winds
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Evslin Adds Water To Beautiful But Dry Tales

As a child I quickly abandoned the dry mythology of my Judeo/Christian upbringing for the glowing, fabulous tales of the Greeks, Norse and Celts.As an adult I ran into this book at a 24 hour drug store, on a late night shopping binge, in the "cheapie bin".Thanks to this book I regained an interest in learning more about the religion of my family and the ideology and symbols of so much of the western world.And, possibly more importantly, was really entertained by the stories thanks to an exquisite storyteller. The writer's purpose, as stated in the intro, was to make the tales of the old testament breathe again.I know the Bible is the best selling book of all time and truly is a source of tremendous inspiration, but it is a difficult and often dull read.Mr. Evslin has definitely resusitated these familiar tales and given them the literary respect they deserve.I wish there had been a book like this one in my school library when I was small.