Product Description: Synopsis: In this study-the third panel of a trilogy on J's tales about evil and innocence in the primeval era-the author turns to Genesis 11:1-9, another parable, this time on the so-called "Tower of Babel." The Captivity of Innocence analyzes a systemic robotization of society as a way of keeping innocence behind bars, contending that innocence never fails to offend, never fails to stir envy and hate...read more

Product Description: Onslaught Against Innocence explores the anthropological, theological, and psychological dimensions of this universal myth and shows the readers such a vivid and intense story that one feels we will never get to the bottom of it. Thus, after a deep reading, this well-known story is much more than what it seemed at first sight; it can be said to be the portrait of a human that is always torn between the innocence of Eden and its denial; between what J calls "doing well" and "not doing well"...read more

Product Description: Readers and scholars often question the inclusion of the Book of Esther in the canon. Where, they wonder, do the book’s flagrant displays of hatred, deceit, violence, and the antidotal grotesqueries of Purim figure in the biblical tradition? Such confusion, this book tells us, arises from a wrong appraisal of Esther’s literary genre...read more

Product Description: The Adam and Eve narrative in Genesis 2-3 has gripped not only biblical scholars, but also theologians, artists, philosophers, and almost everyone else. In this engaging study, a master of biblical interpretation provides a close reading of the Yahwist story...read more

Product Description: Due in large measure to its unique literary genre, the Song of Songs has been interpreted in diverse ways. According to Andre LaCocque, this supports the notion that the issue with which any reader of the Song must come to grips is, first and foremost, a hermeneutical one.

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Product Description: Unparalled in its poetry, richness, and religious and historical significance, the Hebrew Bible has been the site and center of countless commentaries, perhaps none as unique as Thinking Biblically. This remarkable collaboration sets the words of a distinguished biblical scholar, André LaCocque, and those of a leading philosopher, Paul Ricoeur, in dialogue around six crucial passages from the Old Testament: the story of Adam and Eve; the commandment "thou shalt not kill"; the valley of dry bones passage from Ezekiel; Psalm 22; the Song of Songs; and the naming of God in Exodus 3:14...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Part of the purpose of this book is to translate the Old Testament of Jonah into the language of contemporary psychology. On the other hand, the position of the tale in ancient thought and literature is examined. Interpretations of the tale by Jewish and Christian exagetes are also considered...read more