Biblical Images: Men & Women of the Book

Although the figures of the Jewish Bible are some of the best known in all of history and literature, they remain among the most elusive and enigmatic. In Biblical Images, a collection of 25 portraits of Biblical characters, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz clarifies what is hinted at in the Biblical text in order to understand the Biblical figures from within, to analyze their motives, and to appreciate their spiritual experiences and aspirations.