New Additions to the Maggid Series in Tanakh

New Additions to the Maggid Series in Tanakh

  • Jun 24, 2020

Are you following the series? Don't miss out on these three new additions

 

Esther: Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile 

by Dr. Erica Brown 

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Dr. Erica Brown offers us a close textual and thematic reading of this beloved story of courage and heroism against a background of hate and political ineptitude. This ancient story sheds its light on today’s most pressing problems: contemporary antisemitism, sexual tyranny, and the absence of leadership.

 

Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah: Lights in the Valley 

by Rabbi Yaakov Beasley 

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Master teacher Rabbi Yaakov Beasley carefully reveals the messages and meanings of these often unfamiliar books of the Twelve Minor Prophets: Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah.

 

Judges: The Perils of Possession

By: Rabbi Michael Hattin

In Judges: The Perils of Possession, Rabbi Michael Hattin offers a highly readable introduction to the biblical book of Judges that combines imaginative sweep with analytic depth. Utilizing literary techniques, ancient and modern commentaries, as well as current academic research, Hattin draws us into the book’s epic accounts of mighty leaders and their exploits, stories that both shock and inspire. As each successive judge falls farther from the ideal of good governance, an urgent question takes shape: How can the downward spiral be halted?