Ethics of the Sages

Pirke Avot-Annotated & Explained

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An engaging introduction to the wisdom sayings of the rabbinic sages about matters in life and how to live it with dignity. Fresh, contemporary translation and provocative commentary distills Pirke Avot as a practical guide to living ethically today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SkyLight Paths
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 384g
• ISBN-13: 9781683360506
• ISBN-10: 1683360508
• Artikelnr.: 45374961

Autorenporträt

Rami Shapiro, a renowned teacher of spirituality across faith traditions, is an award-winning storyteller, poet and essayist. He is author of The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Preparing to Practice, Recovery-The Sacred Art: The Twelve Steps as Spiritual Practice and The Divine Feminine in Biblical Wisdom Literature: Selections Annotated & Explained (all SkyLight Paths), among other books. Rami Shapiro is available to speak on the following topics: * Writing-The Sacred Art: Beyond the Page to Spiritual Practice * Stop Playing God: 12 Steps as Spiritual Practice * Biblical Wisdom for Post-biblical Times: An Exploration of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job * The Sacred Art of Lovingkindness: Cultivating Compassion in Daily Life * Hasidic Wisdom: An Exploration of Hasidic Storytelling, Theology and Contemplative Practice * Saints and Sages: Biblical Prophets, Ancient Rabbis and the Building of a Just World

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction ix
A Word on Translation xix
Biographical Sketches of the Rabbis in Pirke Avot xxv
Prologue 3
Chapter One 5
Chapter Two 19
Chapter Three 37
Chapter Four 61
Chapter Five 79
Chapter Six 111
Epilogue 139
Glossary 140
Suggested Reading 146