{"product_id":"blessings-of-the-tanakh-paperback","title":"Blessings of the Tanakh - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKen Bazyn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver since God called Abram from Ur, he has conveyed his revelation and displayed his splendors to the chosen Hebrew people. Bazyn's introduction incorporates fictional first-person recreations of Cain's murder of Abel and Rachel's theft of the household idols. His poems investigate such pivotal moments as Jacob's wrestling with an angel; the Israelites' faint-heartedness and desire to return to Egypt in the wilderness; the rise of monarchy and its alarming consequences; the prophet Elijah's troubled relationship with King Ahab; Jonah's futile flight from a call to preach repentance in Nineveh. Not afraid to tackle complex, difficult-to-resolve theological issues, Bazyn weighs in on faith, judgment, idolatry, free will, suffering, repentance, the coming Messiah, and resurrection. His taut, condensed style, thick with intriguing metaphors, probes the believer's conduct and motivation: Why does God at times seem so distant and hidden? What does it feel like to be persecuted? To aid in discerning each poem's meaning, Bazyn has added allusive, revelatory 35mm black-and-white photographs. Whether as a Jew, a Christian, or an unbeliever who is curious about the Tanakh's significance, you are drawn into this net of words, cut to the quick by standing naked and exposed before your maker like Job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKen Bazyn is long-time editorial director of Religious Book Club. He has written \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Perennial Sins and Their Offspring\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSoul-Wrestling: Meditations in Monochrome\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published articles in forty periodicals, from \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eDialog\u003c\/i\u003e, and his photographs have appeared in forty-five magazines. His previous books of poetry are \u003ci\u003eGospel Midrashim\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJesting Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArtistic Alchemy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHumanity\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNuptial Favors, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCreation Groans On\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Poetic \"I,\" \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eApocalyptic Fervor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 158\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090538090803,"sku":"9798385214204","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pXkRAxHhpv9798385214204.webp?v=1789606303","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/blessings-of-the-tanakh-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}