AVIVAH GOTTLIEB ZORNBERG is the author of The Beginning of Desire- Reflections on Genesis (a National Jewish Book Award-winner), The Particulars of Rapture- Reflections on Exodus, Bewilderments- Reflections on the Book of Numbers, and The Murmuring Deep- Reflections on the Biblical Unconscious (a National Jewish Book Award finalist). She lectures widely in Israel, the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
"Zornberg masterfully uncovers the subterranean threads and tension
that underlie the written text of the myriad laws and rituals
encompassed within the third book of the Bible . . . Although her
thinking is complex, Zornberg's prose is fluid and poetic, enabling
readers to follow her arguments with a sense of coherence and
pleasure."
—Beth Kissileff, The Christian Century
“A new book by Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg is not just another work
wrestling with the often obscure meanings of the Hebrew Bible. It
is a seismic event. Her books—this latest is her sixth—are profound
reflections."
—Mordechai Beck, The Jerusalem Report
“Zornberg follows her volumes on Genesis, Exodus, and Numbers with
a stirring examination of Leviticus. Her nuanced interpretations
reward close study, particularly her observation that ‘stumbling’
is essential to the process of understanding God’s words and that
‘failure is the process by which the Torah becomes real.’ This
outstanding exegesis builds on its penetrating analysis of the
Golden Calf and a surprising roster of sources—including Aristotle,
George Eliot, and Sigmund Freud—to arrive at an original and
persuasive take on Leviticus. Admirers of Karen Armstrong’s The
Lost Art of Scripture will be richly rewarded.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
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