Biblical portraits and legends Wiesel, Elie 1928- creator text bibliography biography nyu New York Touchstone c1976 1976 1st American ed. monographic eng fre

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xiv, 237 p. ; 21 cm. Contents: Adam, or the mystery of the beginning -- Parables and sayings I -- Cain and Abel : the first genocide -- Parable and sayings II -- The sacrifice of Isaac : a survivor's story -- Parables and sayings III -- And Jacob fought the angel -- Parables and sayings IV -- Joseph, or the education of a Tzaddik -- Parables and sayings V -- Moses : portrait of a leader -- Parables and sayings VI -- Job : our contemporary -- Sources. Elie Wiesel ; translated from the French by Marion Wiesel. Translation of Célébration biblique. Bibliography: p. 237. (Biblical leader) Moses Legends (Biblical figure) Job Legends Legends Aggada Midrash Legends Hasidic parables BM 516 .W513 1976 221.9/22 B 0671523333 067154134X [pbk] 8424089 DLC 760129 20151116161232.0 801475