Biblical Revisions and Para-Biblical Visions
by Mordecai Roshwald
ISBN: 978-1-934209-68-4
Biblical Revisions and Para-Biblical Visions sounds like a strange title. The book itself is also peculiar. It presents a series of narratives, allegedly translations of ancient documents, most of which focus on biblical stories, but deviate from the known text in substance. The book could be described as Theology-Fiction, a cousin of Science-Fiction. If this may sound frivolous to devout believers, actually the Revisions and the Visions are not a light-hearted attempt to provoke an uproar, but a sincere and tortuous quest of truth. To be sure, the book may encounter fierce criticism and perhaps even resentment of observant Jews, and even more objections from Christian denominations. Yet, such foreseen reaction, though painful to the author, could not prevent him from expressing his views—perhaps in hope that his effort would lead to a dialogue with sincere believers of both faiths, a dialogue “le shem shamayim” with his fellow-Jews, and self-searching “ad maiorem Dei gloriam” among his Christian friends.
*This book is a testimony to the anguished encounter of a skeptic with the
doctrines of Judaism and Christianity.*
*The conflicts of Belief and Reason, of Religion and Ethics, are sincerely
confronted on the pages of this book.*
*With the skill of a scholar, the commitment of a philosopher, and the
passion of a would-be believer, the author questions some of the basic
tenets of Judaism and Christianity.*
*The author, steeped in Biblical studies, contends with some dogmas of the
good book, even as Jacob "contended with God and with men" (Genesis 32:29).*
The Da Vinci Code revisited! Acclaimed scholar and author of Level 7, Mordecai Roshwald, has spent years closely examining recently unearthed, ancient Biblical texts and has come up with his own, hitherto untold interpretation of the sacred texts from the Bible. This new insight on the best-selling book in history is sure to cause a major controversy! Get your copy today!
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