Wise men and their tales :

Wiesel, Elie, 1928-

Wise men and their tales : portraits of biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic masters / Elie Wiesel. - 1st ed. - New York : Schocken Books, c2003. - xxvii, 337 p. ; 25 cm.

Ishmael and Hagar --
Lot's wife --
Aaron and his problem of innocence --
Miriam the prophetess and her melancholy fate --
Nadab and Abihu: a story of fire and silence --
Esau and Jethro: gentiles in the Bible --
Gideon, a judge who is special --
Samson: the weakness of a hero --
Saul and his lost kingdom --
Samuel and the quest for mercy --
Isaiah, a prince of prophets --
Hoshea: the strangest of all prophets --
Rabbi Tarfon's humility --
Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi --
Abbaye and Rava: the greatness of dialogue --
Converts in the Talmud --
Talmudic sketches --
Zanz and Sadigur --
The world of the Shtetl.

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Bible.--Biography.--Old Testament
Bible. --Legends.--Old Testament
Talmud--Biography.
Talmud--Legends.
Hasidim--Biography.
Hasidim--Legends.

BS571 / .W5485 2003