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Although over 95 percent of Americans have some sense of a meaning-providing transcendent power, 75 percent of clinical psychologists and psychiatrists lack such belief. Without intelligent, applicable access to biblical wisdom, many unwittingly live out the tragic patterns emerging from classical Greece underlying much of modern life and psychotherapy. People are stuck, even trapped, without hope of redemptive change. They spin their wheels, cycling back and forth. Biblical narratives, in contrast, portray people as growing, developing, and overcoming problematic life situations. This book presents a systematic yet readable delineation of how biblical wisdom can apply to ten issues of daily life: 1) Relating to the Environment, 2) Relating to Another as Yourself, 3) Relating to Authority, 4) Relating to the Opposite Sex, 5) Relating to a Son, 6) Relating to a Daughter, 7) Relating to Siblings, 8) Relating Body to Soul, 9) Relating to a Self-Destructive Person, and 10) Relating to Misfortune. 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The author of this play uses the characters and facts that exist in Oedipus Rex, the Athenian tragedy by the Greek playwright Sophocles, but employs the Sanhedrin to reach a dramatically different conclusion with implications for present times. Sophocles himself serves as accuser while Nathan defends Oedipus, who insists he is guilty. Oedipus in Jerusalem highlights the differences in Greek and Judaic worldviews, especially regarding determinism versus free will, the essence of moral behavior, and the actual concrete way in which Oedipus' fate unfolds. As a side note, Oedipus in Jerusalem suggests that the so-called oedipus complex, first described by Sigmund Freud, is actually somewhat of a misnomer when applied to Oedipus himself, and obscures the deeper meaning of his story. In Kalman Kaplan's intriguing play, Oedipus finds himself on trial for his crimes, not in Thebes, but in the historically contemporary Jerusalem court of the Sanhedrin. The contest between the Hebrew prophet Nathan, acting in defense of Oedipus, and the Greek playwright Sophocles, acting for the prosecution, culminates in a spellbinding drama. The witnesses provide the role of a Greek chorus pitting Moira or Fate against the Hebrew tradition of free will and redemption in the eyes of a caring God. --Thomas H. Jobe, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago In  this] engaging philosophical fantasy, ancient Greek views of fate and moral responsibility, as represented in Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, are subjected to a withering critique from a Jewish perspective when the tragic hero meets Nathan the Prophet, who appeals to the Sanhedrin to render judgment in the case. Kaplan's contrast of Judaic and Hellenic modes of thought is deeply informed and cogently presented. --Michael Shapiro, Former Director, Program in Jewish Culture and Society, University of Illinois Kalman J. Kaplan is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. Dr. Kaplan has published fourteen books and many articles and was awarded a grant from The John Templeton Foundation and Fulbright Foundation awards to develop a program in A Biblical Approach to Mental Health. Among Dr. Kaplan's books are Right to Die versus Sacredness of Life, The Fruit of Her Hands, A Psychology of Hope and Living Biblically.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52600004182289,"sku":"NLS9781498229173","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781498229173.jpg?v=1761087815"},{"product_id":"living-biblically-book-kalman-j-kaplan-9781498263849","title":"Living Biblically","description":"Living Biblically de-situates biblical wisdom from its formally religious-theological underpinnings and offers it as a guide for fulfilled, happy living. 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I wonder if any other active person could write such a work, exhibiting the command of the gamut of Jewish and Hellenistic teachings. Kaplan considers both Greek and Jewish traditions, cloaked in a dramatic context, but focuses mainly on Judaism's profound ideas. Moreover, as he has done in major previous contributions, Kaplan explores the nature and meaning of the Judaic weltanschauung for therapy and the person's wellbeing. --Daniel Algom, Professor of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University Kalman J. Kaplan is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He has received grants from the John Templeton Foundation and the Fulbright Foundation to develop a Biblical Approach to Mental Health. He has published sixteen books and a hundred articles. 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