{"product_id":"9781580235952","title":"The Book of Words: Talking Spiritual Life, Living Spiritual Talk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"According to the Hebrew Bible, God made the world with words. God just spoke and the world became reality. (The Aramaic for 'I create as I speak' is avara k’davara, or in magician’s language, abracadabra.) . . . This does not protect words from the numbing effects of overuse in any religious tradition. . . . We need to dust off the words, shake away the accretions, wonder again about what they originally might have meant and enable ourselves to live in the word.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from the Introduction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith creativity and poetry (and occasional heresy) Kushner dusts off thirty classical Hebrew words, shakes them free of the effects of generations of overuse, “re-translates” them, and liberates their ancient holy power. The result is a contemporary spiritual guide for your personal religious life. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccording to the Hebrew Bible, God made the world with words. God just spoke and the world came into being. Words therefore are not merely sounds signifying something else; they are instruments of creation, primary reality itself. They need only to be read, spoken, and interpreted. And to know them is to know reality itself. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKushner has designed the book himself, seamlessly blending graphics and content. In doing so he evokes the aesthetics of an ancient manuscript and a vision of our power to shape the future. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEach finely crafted chapter begins with a Hebrew word and Kushner’s provocative English translation. At the bottom of the page is a transliteration of the Hebrew along with its more customary English rendering. In addition to his own intriguing definition, he includes a biblical citation anchoring the word, along with a more recent text showing the word’s evolution. Finally, we are offered a personal, meditative exercise designed to enable you to “live in the word.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turner Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112035991792,"sku":"9781580235952","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781580235952_p0.jpg?v=1763801643","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781580235952","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}