A Lifetime of Genesis
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A Lifetime of Genesis

An Exploration of and Personal Journey Through the Covenant of Abraham in Genesis

  1. 210 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A Lifetime of Genesis

An Exploration of and Personal Journey Through the Covenant of Abraham in Genesis

About this book

For many readers of the Bible, there are two major obstacles to the enjoyment of scripture: comprehension and relevancy. In A Lifetime of Genesis, Rabbi Zoob seeks to help the reader overcome these obstacles. In clear, logical prose, Rabbi Zoob explains the course of the Covenant of Abraham in Genesis and how each major player--Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, and Leah--has an impact on the development and continuity of the Covenant of Abraham. He solves the relevancy problem by sharing stories from his life that are connected to the patriarchal and matriarchal events and themes in each previous chapter. For example, following an analysis of the challenge of infertility that Abraham and Sarah faced, he tells the story of how he and his wife Barbara struggled through thirteen years of childlessness. And after the chapter on how Jacob wrestled with the angel and the many challenges in his life, Rabbi Zoob recalls his sibling struggles with his brother and his wrestling with seasonal depression. Rabbi Zoob hopes that his use of this midrashic process to discover personal insights will encourage the reader to do the same.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. Introductory Notes
  4. Notes on Hebrew Transliteration
  5. Introduction
  6. Chapter 1: Genesis and the Purpose of Creation
  7. Chapter 2: The Purpose of Our Lives
  8. Chapter 3: God’s Call to Abraham Initiates the Covenant
  9. Chapter 4: My Call to the Rabbinate
  10. Chapter 5: Abraham’s Journey From Doubt to Faith
  11. Chapter 6: Our Difficult Journey to Parenthood
  12. Chapter 7: The Covenant Between the Pieces and the Covenant of Circumcision
  13. Chapter 8: Our Son’s Inspirational Bris
  14. Chapter 9: The Testing of Abraham
  15. Chapter 10: The Test of Leaving My Father’s House
  16. Chapter 11: Isaac Puts Down Roots in the Land of Canaan
  17. Chapter 12: How I Came to Love Israel and Its People
  18. Chapter 13: Jacob Stays the Course
  19. Chapter 14: Wrestling with My Brother and Depression
  20. Chapter 15: The Matriarchs and the Covenant
  21. Chapter 16: My Mother the Matriarch
  22. Chapter 17: Joseph, the Saving Covenantal Link
  23. Chapter 18: My Commitment to Jewish Messianism
  24. Addendum 1: Divine Covenants in the Bible
  25. Addendum 2: Sh’mini Atzeret—Simchat Torah in Reform Judaism
  26. Addendum 3: The Documentary Hypothesis
  27. Bibliography