Solomon's Wisdom & Other Stories

by Roberta Kalechofsky

Includes ten stories which deal with religious or revelatory experiences as they originate out of an historical or psychological background.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0916288056
• ISBN13: 9780916288051
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Micah Pubns
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.4" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

An anthology of ten historical fiction stories grounded in Middle Ages, biblical, and Jewish themes

Solomon's Wisdom & Other Stories is an anthology of ten historical fiction stories grounded in Middle Ages, biblical, and Jewish themes. Author Roberta Kalechofsky further broadens the implications of the stories, laying additional significance and drawing out new interpretations; for example, in the title story "Solomon's Wisdom", the two women who claim the same baby symbolize Judea and the northern tribes, who are rebelling against Solomon and his cravings for glory that overrule their need for justice. A profound reinterpretation of classic parables, that will leave readers of all backgrounds musing upon its implications.

Breathtaking stories

These stories will make you laugh and cry out loud or even whisper an astonished affirmation to yourself because the author makes you recognize people you never realized you knew. Each word of each sentence is carefully chosen to convey the precise insight. Because of that care and skill with language, every one of this author's sentences is worth a thousand more ordinary books. The stories take you out of yourself and you return to your own reality with a greater understanding of your world.