The People and the Books: 18 Classics of Jewish Literature

by Adam Kirsch

Book Overview

Jews have long embraced their identity as "the people of the book." But outside of the Bible, much of the Jewish literary tradition remains little known to nonspecialist readers. The People and the Books shows how central questions and themes of our history and culture are reflected in the Jewish literary canon: the nature of God, the right way to understand the Bible, the relationship of the Jews to their Promised Land, and the challenges of living...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393241769
• ISBN13: 9780393241761
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"