{"product_id":"the-biblical-hero-portraits-in-nobility-and-fallibility-by-elliott-rabin","title":"The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility by Elliott Rabin","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApproaching the Bible in an original way—comparing biblical heroes to heroes in world literature—Elliott Rabin addresses a core biblical question: What is the Bible telling us about what it means to be a hero? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e              \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFocusing on the lives of six major biblical characters—Moses, Samson, David, Esther, Abraham, and Jacob—Rabin examines their resemblance to hero types found in (and perhaps drawn from) other literatures and analyzes why the Bible depicts its heroes less gloriously than do the texts of other cultures:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Moses founds the nation of Israel—and is short-tempered and weak-armed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Samson, arrogant and unhinged, can kill a thousand enemies with his bare hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* David establishes a centralized, unified, triumphal government—through pretense and self-deception.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Esther saves her people but marries a murderous, misogynist king.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Abraham's relationships are wracked with tension.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e* Jacob fathers twelve tribes—and wins his inheritance through deceit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the end, is God the real hero? Or is God too removed from human constraints to even be called a “hero”?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e              \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUltimately, Rabin excavates how the Bible’s unique perspective on heroism can address our own deep-seated need for human-scale heroes.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"ING","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53361865031989,"sku":"jqm1787285496108","price":22.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/0059\/3717\/files\/the-biblical-hero-portraits-in-nobility-and-fallibility-by-elliott-rabin_1.jpg?v=1787285501","url":"https:\/\/chicpeakfashion.shop\/products\/the-biblical-hero-portraits-in-nobility-and-fallibility-by-elliott-rabin","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}