Jonathan Kirsch\’s compelling new book, \”A History of the End of the World\” is discussed and compared to other views about the end-time.
With best-selling books like \”The Harlot by the Side of the Road\” and \”Moses: A Life,\” Jonathan Kirsch has been pioneering an unusual genre that combines themes religious, historical and literary, written with a Jewish sensibility.
\”The Woman Who Laughed at God: The Untold History of the Jewish People,\” by Jonathan Kirsch (Viking Press, $14.95).
Jonathan Kirsch lives a double life that many lawyers only dream of.
If Jonathan Kirsch\’s purpose in writing \”Moses: A Life,\” was to offer the reader a mightily researched, comprehensive chronicle of midrashic, scholarly, secular, Christian and even some Muslim commentaries about Moses and the events immediately surrounding his life as told in the Bible, he has succeeded. Anyone seeking explanations for a given period or event related to Moses need simply look to this well-organized volume. Even the most learned will find previously unfamiliar material explained in a clear, intelligent and accessible fashion. While not everything he has collected is exciting, there is a tremendous amount of fascinating material for anyone interested in Moses and his family as well as some wonderful insights.
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