Research Catalog

Title

Pathways through the Bible : classic selections from the Tanakh / by Mortimer J. Cohen ; revised and updated by David E.S. Stein ; illustrations by Arthur Szyk.

Publication

Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, 2002.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Cohen, Mortimer J. (Mortimer Joseph), 1894-1972.
• Stein, David E. S., 1957-
• Jewish Publication Society.

Description

xxiv, 527 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"The Jewish Publication Society first published Pathways Through the Bible in 1946 to much acclaim. The original book featured selections from the 1917 translation of the JPS Tanakh, bridged by narrative summaries written by Rabbi Cohen. It became a standard young adult and adult education text for teaching the Bible." "Rabbi David Stein has revised this great classic by replacing the 1917 JPS translation with the 1985 translation and updating Cohen's prose into a modern, gender-sensitive idiom that reflects the sense and sensibilities of our own time." "This new edition shares the same essential features as the original, especially the core principle that Pathways Through the Bible, in Cohen's words, "is not intended to replace The Holy Scriptures ... it is rather to be regarded as preparatory to the reading of the Bible itself ... Its purpose is to open for you pathways into the magic realm of the greatest literature ever written.""--Jacket.

Uniform Title

Bible. Old Testament. Selections. English. 2002.

Subject

• Bibel
• Jewish religion
• Religion
• religion (discipline)

Contents

The Torah (Teaching) -- Genesis -- 1. Creating a Good World -- 2. Evil Enters the Good World -- 3. The Cleansing Flood -- 4. The Tower of Babel -- 5. Abraham -- Founder of a People -- 6. Twin Cities of Sin -- 7. Abraham's Supreme Test -- 8. Isaac and Rebekah -- 9. Jacob Obtains the Covenant -- 10. The New Name -- "Israel" -- 11. Joseph in Egypt -- Exodus -- 1. Moses -- The Liberator -- 2. Pharaoh Versus God -- 3. Pesah -- The Festival of Freedom -- 4. God Triumphs over Pharaoh -- 5. Starting the Long Journey -- 6. The Covenant at Mount Sinai -- 7. The Tabernacle -- God's Palace -- Leviticus -- 1. Priest and Levite -- 2. Feast and Fast -- 3. Holiness -- The Golden Heart -- 4. Neighbors -- 5. Laws of Purity -- 6. National Problems -- 7. Idolatry -- The Gravest of All Sins -- 8. Rewards and Punishments -- Numbers -- 1. Journey's Beginning -- 2. The Challenges of Leadership -- 3. Crisis and Decision -- 4. Korah's Rebellion -- 5. The Sin of Moses -- 6. Israel Meets Hostile Nations -- 7. Balaam Blesses the New Israel -- 8. The Five Sisters' Query -- 9. Joshua -- The Next Leader -- Deuteronomy -- 1. First Oration: Obedience to the Covenant -- 2. Second Oration: Love -- The Spirit of the Covenant -- 3. Third Oration: The Rewards of the Covenant -- 4. The Song of Moses -- 5. The Unknown Grave -- The Prophets -- Joshua -- 1. Joshua Takes Command -- 2. The Two Spies -- 3. Jericho and Ai Captured -- 4. The Crafty Gibeonites -- 5. Division of the Land -- 6. Joshua's Farewell Address -- Judges -- 1. Disloyalty -- Punishment -- Peace -- 2. Deborah -- Mother in Israel -- 3. Gideon -- The Man Who Refused to Be King -- 4. Abimelech -- The Man Who Wanted to Be King -- 5. Samson -- A Brave Man Who Used His Strength Foolishly -- Ruth -- 1. Ruth's Loyalty -- 2. The Meeting of Ruth and Boaz -- 3. Ruth's Marriage to Boaz -- Samuel -- 1. The Birth of Samuel -- 2. Israel's Ruthless Enemy -- The Philistines -- 3. Saul -- First King of Israel -- 4. Saul -- The Rejected -- 5. David -- The Shepherd Boy -- 6. Saul and David -- 7. David -- Refugee from Saul -- 8. The Death of Saul and Jonathan -- 9. From Shepherd Boy to King -- 10. Jerusalem -- The City of God -- 11. Nathan -- The People's Conscience -- 12. "Absalom, My Son! My Son!" -- Kings -- 1. Solomon Ascends the Throne -- 2. "A Wise and Understanding Mind" -- 3. Solomon Builds the Temple -- 4. Splendor, Fame -- and Trouble -- 5. The House Is Divided -- 6. Elijah -- The Prophet -- 7. Elijah Confronts an Abuse of Power -- 8. Elisha -- One Who Loved His Fellowmen -- 9. Elisha Destroys the House of Omri -- 10. Athaliah -- The Bloody Queen -- 11. The Kingdom of Israel Ends -- 12. Hezekiah the Good King: The Prophet Micah -- 13. King Josiah -- Restorer of the Covenant: The Prophets Zephaniah and Nahum -- 14. Zedekiah -- Last King of Judah -- Amos -- 1. The Prophet of Doom -- 2. God Against Israel -- 3. Wicked Samaria -- 4. The God of Justice -- 5. The Priest Expels the Prophet -- 6. Amos's Final Hope -- Hosea -- 1. Fruits of Unfaithfulness -- 2. The God of Love -- 3. The New Betrothal -- Isaiah -- 1. Isaiah's Vision -- The God of Holiness -- 2. God's Vineyard: A Parable -- 3. Vintage of Wild Grapes -- 4. Not Sacrifice So Much as Holiness -- 5. "Be Firm and Be Calm!" -- 6. "The End of Days" -- Isaiah of the Exile -- 1. "Speak Tenderly to Jerusalem" -- 2. Cyrus -- God's Shepherd -- 3. "The Servant of God" -- 4. God of the Whole World -- Jeremiah -- 1. The Prophet's Call -- 2. Evils That Destroy Within -- 3. "The Temple Shall Become Like Shiloh!" -- 4. The Burning of the Book -- 5. Jeremiah's Letter -- 6. Jeremiah's Act of Faith -- 7. The God of the Inner Spirit -- Ezekiel -- 1. The God of Power -- 2. Each One Is Responsible -- 3. For God's Own Honor -- 4. The Valley of Dry Bones -- Jonah -- 1. Jonah's Flight -- 2. Jonah's Second Chance -- 3. The Depressed Prophet -- The Writings -- Psalms -- Sweet Singer in Israel -- On Nature and Humans' Place in It -- On Our Pilgrimage Through Life -- On Israel and Zion -- Proverbs -- 1. Invitation to Wisdom -- 2. The Art of Living Together -- 3. Sharing the Burdens -- 4. The Good Citizen -- 5. What Delights God -- Job -- 1. Job's Complaint -- 2. Eliphaz and Job -- 3. Bildad and Job -- 4. Zophar and Job -- 5. Elihu the Bystander -- 6. God's Voice Speaks -- The Song of Songs -- 1. Love in Springtime -- 2. In Praise of the Bride -- 3. In Praise of the Bridegroom -- 4. The Lovers Reunited -- Lamentations -- 1. Desolation and Misery -- 2. God's Consolations -- Ecclesiastes -- 1. Nothing New Beneath the Sun -- 2. A Ruler's Search for Happiness -- 3. The Advice of the Sage -- Esther -- 1. The Emperor's Banquet -- 2. Haman Schemes Revenge -- 3. Queen Esther Before Ahasuerus -- 4. The Jews' Triumph -- Daniel -- 1. Four Courageous Jewish Youths -- 2. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream -- 3. In the Fiery Furnace -- 4. The Handwriting on the Wall -- 5. Daniel's Final Faithfulness -- Ezra-Nehemiah -- 1. The Pioneers: The Prophets Haggai and Zechariah -- 2. Ezra the Religious Leader: The Prophet Malachi -- 3. Nehemiah the Nation-Builder -- 4. Nehemiah's Great Reforms -- 5. The Torah as the Constitution -- Along the Pathways -- About Mortimer J. Cohen -- About Arthur Szyk.

ISBN

• 0827603010
• 9780827603011
• 0827607342
• 9780827607347

LCCN

2001038973

OCLC

• ocm47989849
• 47989849
• SCSB-1268036

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library