Bewilderments reflections on the book of numbers

Reflections on the book of numbersdescribes the profound existential scepticism of the children of israels fortyyear wandering through the. But by contrast, in the narrative of the book of numbers that is found in mystical and hasidic sources, the generation of the wilderness emerges as one of extraordinary spiritual experience, receivers of. Bewilderments ebook by avivah gottlieb zornberg rakuten kobo. Bewilderments reflections on the book of numbers by anivah gottlieb zornberg random house canada, toronto hardcover, 359 pages. In addition to its discussion of speech and nursing motherhood, bewilderments explores a great deal more. The book of numbers amos lassen i am a huge fan of avivah gottlieb zornberg and i most definitely do not always agree with her but i do value what she has to say. Remember that god had promised abraham that his descendants would be. The book of numbers is an in between book in the biblical story of the israelites exodus from egypt.

Reflections on the book of numbers hardcover february 24, 2015 the murmuring deep. From one of the most acclaimed biblical commentators at work today, the third book in her awardwinning series of commentaries on the hebrew bible. Zornberg highlights the remarkable potential of tanach to reflect upon, and in turn be illuminated by, many of the deepest questions and concerns raised in. Reflections on the biblical unconscious, however, argues that it coheres as the story of a tragedy. Also known as bamidbar, which is hebrew for in the wilderness hence the title bewilderments, the bibles book of numbers may seem an assortment of. Reflections on the book of numbers hardcover february 24, 2015 by avivah gottlieb zornberg author. The beginning of desire, thence the particulars of rapture. Reflections on the book of numbers, guides the reader across this unforgiving terrain with the help of the midrashic tradition, novelists such as fyodor dostoyevsky, george eliot on whom zornberg wrote her cambridge doctoral dissertation, franz kafka, and marcel proust, and contemporary.

Reflections on the book of numbers by zornberg avivah gottlieb bewilderments. There are not many great commentaries on the book of numbers, but now comes avivah gottleib zornbergs bewilderments. Feb 24, 2015 the book of numbers is the narrative of a great failure. Those who have had the pleasure of reading her previous works will be delighted to know that bewilderments has just been published. Reflections on the book of numbers schocken 2015, hot off the press. Avivah gottlieb zornberg on bewilderments lilith magazine. Reflections on the book of numbers december 17, 2018. Although the israelite wilderness experience begins in exodus and concludes in deuteronomy, the book of numbers claims the interior of this world of wilderness as its peculiar territory. The newest book in avivah gottlieb zornbergs awardwinning series of commentaries on the hebrew bible. Return and repentance in modern jewish literature november 20, 2018. Mar 11, 2015 bewilderments reflections on the book of numbers by anivah gottlieb zornberg random house canada, toronto hardcover, 359 pages.

Bewilderments reflections on the book of numbers book. Even more unlikely, have you ever considered continue reading bewilderments. Reflections on the book of numbers, schocken, 2015. When was the last time, if ever, you read the book of numbers in the hebrew bible. Book of numbers numbers 12 numbers starts, appropriately, with the numbering of the men, twenty years and older from all of the tribes of israel except the tribe of levi. Reflections on genesis 1995 the particulars of rapture. Reflections on the book of numbers avivah gottlieb zornberg. What should have been for the israelites a brief journey from mount sinai to the holy land becomes a. Reflections on the book of numbers offers another richly textured and nuanced biblical study. A human life by avivah gottlieb zornberg, paperback. Reflections on the biblical unconscious will be delighted to know that bewilderments. What should have been for the israelites a brief journey from mount sinai to the holy land becomes a fortyy. Knopf doubleday publishing group, 2017 religion 400 pages. Book of numbers numbers 12 devotional reflections from.

Both before and after the devastating report of the spies, the narrative centers on the the newest book in avivah gottlieb zornbergs awardwinning series of. Reflections on the biblical unconscious, 2011, etc. Continuing her series on the books of the bible, national jewish book award winner zornberg the murmuring deep. The newest book in avivah gottlieb zornbergs awardwinning series of.

It evokes broad universalism and deep spirituality. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading bewilderments. Read bewilderments reflections on the book of numbers by avivah gottlieb zornberg available from rakuten kobo. While book of exodus kicks off the story with moses dramatic showdown with the pharaoh and the reception of the ten commandments, and the book of joshua finishes the tale with the successful occupation of the promised land, the book of numbers depicts the israelites in transition as they. The book of numbers is the narrative of a great failure. Reflections on the biblical unconscious published by schocken in march, 2009. Bewilderments the hebrew name for the book of numbers is sefer bamidbar, the book of lit. Lilith this is not a simple retelling of the book of numbers but, rather, a commentary of a high order based on artful hebrew prose and poetry. Reflections on the book of numbers december 17, 2018 return and repentance in modern jewish literature november 20, 2018 the ambivalence of the biblical attitude toward laughter october 26, 2018.

There are not many great commentaries on the book of numbers, but now comes avivah gottleib zornberg s bewilderments. Reflections on the book of numbers kindle edition by zornberg, avivah gottlieb. Avivah gottlieb zornbergs latest book, bewilderments. What should have been for the israelites a brief journey from mount sinai to the holy land becomes a fortyyear death march. Bewilderments by avivah gottlieb zornberg penguin books. Reflections on the book of numbers is just out from knopf.

Gottlieb book avivah by numbers of zornberg zornberg of numbers reflections book avivah the by bewilderments. Drawing on a variety of sources, including the mystical and hasidic, author avivah gottlieb zornberg. Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The ambivalence of the biblical attitude toward laughter october 26, 2018. Reflections on the book of numbers schocken books, avivah gottleib zornberg introduces her discussion of bamidbar, the fourth of the five books of the torah, by outlining the dramatic terrain of the midbara great and terrible wilderness. What should have been for the israelites a brief journey from mount sinai to the. Dec 17, 2018 aviva gottlieb zornbergs bewilderments. I have long been an admirer of her work, first with genesis. Reflections on the book of numbersdescribes the profound existential scepticism of the children of israels fortyyear wandering through the wilderness, a generation who are the receivers of the torah, are fed on miracles and nurtured directly by god. She considers ancient legal matters the laws of adultery and the rights of women to claim legacies. While book of exodus kicks off the story with moses dramatic showdown with the pharaoh and the reception of the ten commandments, and the book of joshua finishes the tale with the successful occupation of the promised land, the book of numbers depicts the israelites in. Those whove had the complex pleasure of reading her previous works the beginning of desire. Reflections on the book of numbers kindle edition by avivah gottlieb zornberg.

Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc. Epub bewilderments reflections on the book of numbers. The book of numbers in hebrew, bmidbar, in the wildnerness seems to begin with great promise. Beyond offering specific insights, zornberg presents an expansive framework for reading tanach that sets her apart from nearly every interpreter out there.

Bewilderments book johnson county library bibliocommons. Both before and after the devastating report of the spies, the narrative centers on the peoples desire to return to egypt, to undo the miraculous work of the exodus. Reflections on the book of numbers by avivah gottlieb zornberg schocken, 400 pages j. Reflections on the book of numbers avivah gottlieb zornberg on. Early on she sets an academic tone, writing of moses that he exists in a metonymic relation to the relation to the people who are, at first, both his and not his. Her last book published by schocken is called bewilderments. A slightly older friend from my seminary in jerusalem suggested i accompany her there. A human life a biography of moses, was published in november 2016 by the yale university press in their jewish lives series. Reflections on the book of numbers ebook 9780805243055 by avivah gottlieb zornberg. This talk about moses forms the capstone of zornbergs newest book entitled bewilderments, which ostensibly focuses on sefer bamidbar, the book of numbers, but in truth extends many of the other themes she has discussed in previous volumes, particularly her exodus anthology, the particulars of rapture new york, 2011. Also known as bamidbar, which is hebrew for in the wilderness hence the title bewilderments, the bibles book of numbers may seem an assortment of stories and legal texts. The organization of the book is not a linear onezornberg herself describes the structure of the book as being musical in nature. Lee bewilderments reflections on the book of numbers por avivah gottlieb zornberg disponible en rakuten kobo. Avivah gottlieb zornberg teach, i was in the crowded living room of a garden apartment in katamon, jerusalem in 2002.