The Sage of Time and Chance - Brossura

Housley, Kathleen L.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1498201784 ISBN 13: 9781498201780

Casa editrice: Resource Publications, 2015

Riassunto

The Sage of Time and Chance is a work of fiction based on Ecclesiastes, the most skeptical book in the Bible. Ecclesiastes was written by a Hebrew sage called Koheleth who had the courage to wonder whether human beings were different from animals, and why the mind was limited in its ability to comprehend life. In The Sage of Time and Chance, Koheleth summons translators from all the corners of the Earth to review his provocative manuscript before he dies. The story is set in Jerusalem in the third century BCE, a peaceful period rich in cultural exchange and scholarship. Among the translators who come to the council are a monk from India, a Scythian warrior, and a shaman. Bitter rivalries and misunderstandings make reaching consensus difficult and dangerous. So also does the presence of actual translators of Ecclesiastes from the future, including Jerome (Latin) and Saadia ben Yosef (Arabic). The most unusual translator is a silent child who understands more than all the others what it means to be human-the essential question that drives Koheleth. Led by the child, Koheleth navigates around the pitfalls of cynicism and finds his way back to joy.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Kathleen L. Housley is the author of nine books. Her poems and essays on science and religion have appeared in many national publications, including Image, The Christian Century, NOVA (MIT Press), Isotope, Ars Medica, Bio Logos (online), and Metanexus (online). She holds degrees in English and interdisciplinary studies from Upsala College and Wesleyan University.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Resource Publications
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1498201784
• ISBN 13: 9781498201780
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 138
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile