Passing Life's Tests
Author | : Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL |
Publisher | : Turner Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2012-10-24 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781580236928 |
ISBN-13 | : 1580236928 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book Passing Life's Tests written by Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2012-10-24 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Challenges you to go beneath the brief, shocking story and ask: who is the tester, who is the tested and what motivates the test? Among stories so terrible they rend our hearts, so profound they touch the depths of our souls, and so exalted they reach to heaven, none is more poignant than the Bible story of Abraham's sacrifice of his son, Isaac. A story revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, and turned over and over by great secular thinkers searching for meaning, this gripping tale shocks us into complete attention, then takes us—in nineteen short verses—on a roller coaster ride of emotion, challenge and hope. Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, known widely for making the Hebrew Bible relevant to our lives, draws on generations of Jewish sages, philosophers and scholars to explore this ancient story, known as the binding of Isaac or the test of Abraham. He invites us to use this powerful tale as a tool for our own soul wrestling, to transcend its words to confront our own existential sacrifices and our ability to face—and surmount—life’s tests. By applying this tale’s lessons to everyday events, Artson compels us to pay closer attention to our lives and, through our priorities, responsibilities, mindfulness and faith, ask ourselves if we are passing our own tests.