Bibliograph

Mouth of the donkey, re-imagining biblical animals, Laura Duhan-Kaplan

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Mouth of the donkey, re-imagining biblical animals, Laura Duhan-Kaplan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mouth of the donkey

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1257548872

Responsibility statement

Laura Duhan-Kaplan

Sub title

re-imagining biblical animals

Summary

The Hebrew Bible is filled with animals. Snakes and ravens share meals with people; donkeys and sheep work alongside us; eagles and lions inspire us; locusts warn us. How should we read their stories? What can they teach us about ecology, spirituality, and ethics? Author Laura Duhan-Kaplan explores these questions, weaving together biology, Kabbalah, rabbinic midrash, Indigenous wisdom, modern literary methods, and personal experiences. She re-imagines Jacob's sheep as family, Balaam's donkey as a spiritual director, Eve's snake as a misguided helper. Finally, Rabbi Laura invites metaphorical eagles, locusts, and mother bears to help us see anew, confront human violence, and raise children who live peacefully on the land

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