Bible

George Anastaplo, author of numerous books, teaches at the University of Chicago, Loyola University, and Dominican University.

George Anastaplo brings some common sense questions and insightful comparisons drawn from classic Greek philosophic and literary works to bear on the most venerable Jewish and Christian text. The result is a set of fruitful inquiries and keen observations that the thoughtful and patient reader will find deeply rewarding.

• Chapter 1 Table of ContentsChapter 2 1 On Taking the Bible Seriously AgainChapter 3 2 On Prophecy and FreedomChapter 4 3 On Biblical ThoughtChapter 5 4 Cain and AbelChapter 6 5 Rebekah, Isaac, and JacobChapter 7 6 JosephChapter 8 7 Moses in EgyptChapter 9 8 Moses at SinaiChapter 10 9 The Ten CommandmentsChapter 11 10 DavidChapter 12 11 SolomonChapter 13 12 IsaiahChapter 14 13 JobChapter 15 14 JesusChapter 16 15 The Lord's PrayerChapter 17 16 The Nicene CreedChapter 18 17 On the Yearning for Personal ImmortalityChapter 19 Appendix A. Reason and Revelation: On Leo StraussChapter 20 Appendix B. Reason and Revelation: On Odysseus and PolyphemosChapter 21 Appendix C. On the Status of the Political OrderChapter 22 Appendix D. On Being and One's OwnChapter 23 Appendix E. Leo Strauss and Judaism RevisitedChapter 24 Appendix F. On Beginnings (with Endnotes)Chapter 25 Appendix G. Shakespeare's BibleChapter 26 Appendix H. Countdown to the Millenium: A Look atThe Revelation of St. John the DivineChapter 27 Appendix I. John Locke andThe Reasonablenss of ChristianityChapter 28 Appendix J. The Holocaust and the Divine Ordering of Human BeingsChapter 29 Appendix K. Yearnings for the Divine and the Natural Animation of MatterChapter 30 EndnotesChapter 31 Index