{"product_id":"six-memos-from-the-last-millennium-9781477307342","title":"Six Memos from the Last Millennium","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe critically acclaimed author of A Blessing on the Moon, The English Disease, and A Curable Romantic explores stories from the Talmud, one of the most sacred Jewish texts, to discover the modern wisdom in these ancient tales.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Skibell's work is lucid and erudite, and he does honor to his subject matter...A fresh look at an ancient source.\" * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003e\". . . highly readable, and deeply thought-provoking...he presents the Talmud’s treatment of its own authors as both role models and warnings, a remarkably self-reflective approach that is needed today perhaps more than ever.\" * Jewish Book Council *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Note on the Title\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Novelist Reads the Talmud: An Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTimeline of Relevant Events, According to Rabbinic Tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemo One. Rabbi Yohanan and Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1. Eros and Alchemy in the Waters of the Jordan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemo Two. Rabbi Shimon bar Yohai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2. Turning the Hearts of Fathers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemo Three A, B, and C. Rabbi Elazar ben Rabbi Shimon, Rabbi Pinhas ben Yair, and Rabbi Judah ben Gerim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3. Towards the Hearts of Sons\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemo Four. Rabban Gamliel II of Yavneh, Rabbi Joshua ben Hananiah, and Rabbi Eliezer ben Hyrcanus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4. The Gate of a Broken Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMemo Five. Rabbi Akiva, Shimon ben Azzai, Shimon ben Zoma, and Elisha ben Avuyah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5. Revelation, Retribution, Perdition, Ecstasy, and Bliss: An Epic Canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEndnotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50051524985175,"sku":"9781477307342","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477307342.jpg?v=1740362541","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/six-memos-from-the-last-millennium-9781477307342","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}