The Burning Word by Judith M Kunst

The Burning Word by Judith M Kunst

Discover an ancient and vibrant approach to reading scripture--the rich tradition of Jewish Midrash. Midrash invites us to search the Bible for what is unfamiliar and unclear, and to wrestle with the text, those burning words, trusting the God of the Bible will meet us there.

Midrash is a Hebrew word meaning to search out. This ancient, Jewish method for interpreting the Bible searches not for what is familiar but for what is unfamiliar, not for what's clear but for what's unclear, and then wrestles with the text, passionately, playfully, and reverently. Midrash views the Bible as one side of a conversation, started by God, containing an implicit invitation to keep the conversation going. Kunst invites the reader to explore Midrash for the first time through a conversation, at times humorous, reflective and poetic, offering practical suggestions for personal Midrash-making along the way.

Kunst, Judith M.: - Judith Kunst's essays and poems have appeared in The Atlantic, Poetry, Image, Saint Katherine Review, and others, and in her full-length collection, The Way Through (Mayapple Press 2020). She lives in Evansville, Indiana, where she works as a grant writer for Youth First, Inc.

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ISBN 13	9781557254269
ISBN 10	1557254265
Title	The Burning Word
Author	Judith M Kunst
Series	Many Mansions Book S
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Paraclete Press
Year published	2006-04-01
Number of pages	176
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