{"product_id":"five-biblical-portraits-9780268207311","title":"Five Biblical Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNobel Peace Prize-winner Elie Wiesel brings ancient religious leaders to literary life, framing his commentary with pressing and enduring questions as a survivor and witness to the Holocaust.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive Biblical Portraits\u003c\/em\u003e represents an old-new approach to Jewish textual commentary. This sequel to Elie Wiesel's \u003cem\u003eMessengers of God\u003c\/em\u003e continues the work done in that volume of bringing religious figures to life and studying their place both in the text and in our lives. Wiesel reflects on his own life as well as the tragedy of the Holocaust as he discusses each figure and adds personal framing and insight into the religious study. Through sensitive readings of the scriptures as well as the Talmudic and Hasidic sources, Wiesel illuminates Joshua, Elijah, Saul, Jeremiah, and Jonah. He seeks not simple answers but fully complex responses to the crucial questions of human suffering as he examines each religious figure in turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1981, this new edition of \u003cem\u003eFive Biblical Portraits\u003c\/em\u003e includes a new text design, cover, and an introduction by Ariel Burger, which examines how Wiesel's post-Holocaust Midrash teaches us not only how to read the Bible but also how to read the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eElie Wiesel (1928-2016) was the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University. He is the author of more than forty books, several of which have won international awards. His work on behalf of human rights and world peace earned Wiesel the Nobel Peace Prize (1986), the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the United States Congressional Gold Medal, among many other honors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAriel Burger is the author of National Jewish Book Award-winner \u003cem\u003eWitness: Lessons from Elie Wiesel's Classroom\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the founding director and senior scholar of the Witness Institute, whose mission is to empower emerging leaders, inspired by the life and legacy of Elie Wiesel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50526020272402,"sku":"9780268207311","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_58270055-3fb4-4407-b3f3-76cdc495fbb9.jpg?v=1731255898","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/five-biblical-portraits-9780268207311","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}