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Available
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Publication
New York : Shhocken, 1988.
Description
Retells a story from the Kabbalah, a Jewish mystical text, about how God created the world through the letters of the alphabet.
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LibraryThing member lilithcat
This is a facsimile edition of the book by Ben Shahn illustrating this 13th-century legend of how God created the world through the letters of the alphabet. Another one for my collection of Abecedaria (or, in this case, Aleph-Betaria?).
LibraryThing member raizel
OK, 22 letters is kind of long to hold the interest of little kids (and, maybe, adults). But it's a good "first shall be last"/ "raising up the lowly" story. More importantly, it suggests the importance of language, words, letters in creating the world/reality, or at least our understanding of it.
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The calligraphy is interesting; no color is needed. Show Less
Original language
English
Physical description
48 p.
ISBN
0805240578 / 9780805240573
Local notes
Donated by Jonathon Lee, July 2019.
Adapted from The Jewish Anthology, edited by Edmond Fleg and translated by Maurice Samuel.
Adapted from The Jewish Anthology, edited by Edmond Fleg and translated by Maurice Samuel.