Biblical Personalities
In The Biblical Personality: A Rabbinic Analysis of Hebrew Scripture, Rabbi Richard Chapin examines the important men and women of the Bible through the use of traditional commentaries along with his own contemporary perspective. Vivid and accessible descriptions of Jewish thought may be found in the stories of the Bible and, specifically, in the personalities presented in these stories. These personalities not only come to life in the biblical narrative but remain alive for generations of...
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In The Biblical Personality: A Rabbinic Analysis of Hebrew Scripture, Rabbi Richard Chapin examines the important men and women of the Bible through the use of traditional commentaries along with his own contemporary perspective. Vivid and accessible descriptions of Jewish thought may be found in the stories of the Bible and, specifically, in the personalities presented in these stories. These personalities not only come to life in the biblical narrative but remain alive for generations of readers.
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionAdam1Eve3Cain5Methuselah7Noah9Shem, Ham, Japheth11Terah13Abraham15Sarah17Lot19Hagar21Ishmael23Isaac25Rebecca27Laban29Jacob31Esau35Leah37Rachel39Dinah41Joseph43Benjamin45Tamar47Ephraim and Manasseh49Asenath51Miriam53Shiphrah/Jochebed55Pharaoh57Jethro59Zipporah61Aaron63Nadab and Abihu65Ithamar and Eleazar67Bezalel69Korah71Balaam73Phineas75Amalek77Joshua81Moses85Deborah89Samson91Hannah93Samuel95Saul97Jonathan99Michal101Abigail103Nathan105Abner and Joab107Bathsheba109Absalom111Solomon113Hiram115David117Elijah the Tishbite121Ahab and Jezebel125Isaiah127Cyrus131Jeremiah133Ezekiel137Hosea141Joel143Amos145Obadiah147Jonah149Micah153Nahum155Habakkuk157Zephaniah159Haggai161Zechariah163Malachi167Job171Ruth and Naomi175Esther and Mordecai179Daniel181Ezra and Nehemiah185
