Roots of the Bible: An Ancient View For a New Vision (The Key to Creation in Jewish Tradition)

Product Description Friedrich Weinreb (1910–1988) was an exceptional figure in twentieth-century Judaism. His path-breaking book Roots of the Bible: An Ancient View For a New Vision opens the depths of the “word-hoard” of Jewish wisdom. He taps, as a source of inspiration for our present world, “the sacred oral teaching” preserved for millennia in scholarly redoubts remote from the ways of the world. He left behind an extensive body of work, in which often astonishing connections can be found between the Biblical worldview and that of today. When it first appeared in Dutch in 1963, this book heralded the veritable rediscovery of a foundational stratum of the Old Testament. For the first time, those keen to penetrate what the Bible has to say but confused by what on the surface often seems an impenetrable narrative, were offered a key to unlocking the mystery of its way of telling stories (from narrative, to word, to letter, to “number”) in a cosmologically-expanded “gematria” suited also to those unfamiliar with the original Hebrew. Weinreb communicates so vivid and profound a knowledge of Hebrew that through his work the reader quickly comes to experience the spirit and richness of the original text. The stories of the book of Genesis—from the Creation of the World and of Humanity, Cain and Abel, the Flood, the Tower of Babel, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Esau, to the story of Joseph—are explored in detail, as are also the Exodus of Israel from Egypt, the Crossing of the Red Sea, and the many events on the Journey through the Wilderness to the very brink of the Promised Land. Readers may find here answers to hitherto intractable obstacles to their understanding of the Bible—answers not only satisfying, but often astonishing! How are we to understand stories that sometimes provoke moral doubts, such as the matriarch Sarah sending Hagar into the wilderness, or Jacob receiving blessing despite having betrayed his brother Esau and even his own father, or Joseph being sold into slavery by his own brothers? Why are there so many sacrifices in the Bible, especially of animals? Why all the genealogical tables with their hundreds of names that no longer seem to say anything to us? The reader will find these, and many other perplexing questions answered in a breathtaking new light. According to ancient Jewish custom, in times of grave danger—such times as ours, with its epidemic of death—we are called to withdraw the Holy Book from the Sanctuaries where it otherwise abides and carry it through the menacing streets of our habitations in order to break the plague. Such, in sum, is the intention and mission of this remarkable work.The book is enriched with an extensive appendix containing the author’s notes and references, a bibliography of the most important sources of the tradition, biographical and bibliographical details, and indexes of persons and subjects, of Hebrew words, of figures, and of Biblical passages.“Whoever wishes to penetrate the ‘unfolding’ of the sacred name of God and its subsequent ‘refolding’—the two operations being analogous to the work of creation and that of salvation—should consult Friedrich Weinreb’s masterly work Roots of the Bible concerning the divine plan of creation.”—Valentin Tomberg, author of Meditations on the Tarot: A Journey into Christian Hermeticism“In Weinreb’s hands, scripture gains an unexpected depth, in which we glimpse the outlines of the inner structure of the world, the meaning of existence, and the meaning of creation.”—Neue Zürcher Zeitung“This magnificent work deserves to have an impact on modern Biblical exegesis, including Christian exegesis.”—Die Welt“The foundational theme of Weinreb’s exegesis is that of moving forward in time in order to return to the origin.”—Geist und Leben About the Author Friedrich Weinreb (1910-1988) lived a life spanning cultures and continents. Born in what is now the Ukraine, during WWI his family fled the from the Russians via Vienna to the

Religion & Spirituality

Weinreb, Friedrich

Christian Books & Bibles

Angelico Press

Friedrich Weinreb (1910-1988) was an exceptional figure in twentieth-century Judaism. His path-breaking book Roots of the Bible: An Ancient View For a New Vision opens the depths of the "word-hoard" of Jewish wisdom. He taps, as a source of inspiration for our present world, "the sacred oral teaching" preserved for millennia in scholarly redoubts remote from the ways of the world. He left behind an extensive body of work, in which often astonishing connections can be found between the Biblical world-view and that of today. When it first appeared in Dutch in 1963, this book heralded the veritable rediscovery of a foundational stratum of the Old Testament. For the first time, those keen to penetrate what the Bible has to say but confused by what on the surface often seems an impenetrable narrative, were offered a key to unlocking the mystery of its way of telling stories (from narrative, to word, to letter, to "number") in a cosmologically-expanded "gematria" suited also to those unfamiliar with the original Hebrew. Weinreb communicates so vivid and profound a knowledge of Hebrew that through his work the reader quickly comes to experience the spirit and richness of the original text. 
The stories of the book of Genesis-from the Creation of the World and of Humanity, Cain and Abel, the Flood, the Tower of Babel, Abraham and Isaac, Jacob and Esau, to the story of Joseph-are explored in detail, as are also the Exodus of Israel from Egypt, the Crossing of the Red Sea, and the many events on the Journey through the Wilderness to the very brink of the Promised Land. 
Readers may find here answers to hitherto intractable obstacles to their understanding of the Bible-answers not only satisfying, but often astonishing! How are we to understand stories that sometimes provoke moral doubts, such as the matriarch Sarah sending Hagar into the wilderness, or Jacob receiving blessing despite having betrayed his brother Esau and even his own father, or Joseph being sold into slavery by his own brothers? Why are there so many sacrifices in the Bible, especially of animals? Why all the genealogical tables with their hundreds of names that no longer seem to say anything to us? The reader will find these, and many other perplexing questions answered in a breathtaking new light. 
According to ancient Jewish custom, in times of grave danger-such times as ours, with its epidemic of death-we are called to withdraw the Holy Book from the Sanctuaries where it otherwise abides and carry it through the menacing streets of our habitations in order to break the plague. Such, in sum, is the intention and mission of this remarkable work. 
The book is enriched with an extensive appendix containing the author's notes and references, a bibliography of the most important sources of the tradition, biographical and bibliographical details, and indexes of persons and subjects, of Hebrew words, of figures, and of Biblical passages.

Consideramos que esta obra viene a llenar un vacío realmente alarmante en lo que se refiere a la bibliografía en español que trate acerca del estudio de la Biblia en sus niveles mas profundos. Muchos son los libros que se refieren a los aspectos ocultos de la Biblia; aunque realmente pocos -o ninguno- lo hacen de la manera seria y decididamente fundamentada tal como el Prof. F. Weinreb. Últimamente, a nivel mundial, se percibe un movimiento de la gente hacia la investigación de lo místico. Pareciera que esta ser de conocimientos se ve incrementada en la medida que el desarrollo tecnológico crece más y más. A fin de satisfacer esa necesidad de conocimientos, han surgido innumerables grupos de estudio a lo largo y ancho de todas las latitudes, pero que siempre se encuentran con los mismos inconvenientes: por un lado existe la necesidad de buscar, de indagar las raíces; pero por el otro, no se lo hace de la manera adecuada. Siendo así, son muchos los que hablan de Cabalá sin saber ni siquiera cuál es su significado. Se intenta dar respuestas a situaciones intrínsecas de la vida, pero basadas en puntos de vista personales, sin asidero alguno. En contraposición, el Prof. F. Weinreb, a través de su sabiduría no sólo en el plano esotérico, en el plano bíblico; sino también en lo referente a las ciencias mundanas, nos enseña que la Biblia es la matriz del universo, y que todo lo que en él acontece tiene sus raíces en ella. La Biblia es el modelo por el cual debemos guiar nuestras vidas para tomar contacto con el Núcleo. La Cabalá (voz aguda) es una verdadera ciencia, abordada en esta obra por un verdadero científico y conocedor del tema. "Cabalá" significa "Tradición", y se refiere a esos conocimientos y forma de encarar la vida que, a través de esta obra nos transmite el autor.

KABBALA: La Biblia: Divino proyecto del mundo (Spanish Edition)

Judaism

Independently published

Leben im Diesseits und Jenseits: Ein uraltes vergessenes Menschenbild (Lehre und Symbol ; Bd. 26) (German Edition)

Origo-Verlag

Buchstaben des Lebens: Das hebräische Alphabet. Erzählt nach jüdischer Überlieferung

Weinreb, Friedrich Verlag

Leiblichkeit: Unser Körper und seine Organe als Ausdruck des ewigen Menschen

Schöpfung im Wort: Die Struktur der Bibel in jüdischer Überlieferung

Der Weg durch den Tempel: Aufstieg und Rückkehr des Menschen

Wort Sprache und Sprechen: Jüdische Überlieferung vom Ursprung und Wesen der Sprache

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Das Opfer in der Bibel: Näherkommen zu Gott

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