Acclaim for Subversive Sequels in the Bible

 

“Judy Klitsner’s Subversive Sequels in the Bible combines Fishbane’s teaching with the spirit of Nechama Leibowitz.” — Tablet Magazine

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“Biblical scholarship at its finest.” — Jewish Book World

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Subversive Sequels in the Bible…achieves a modicum of eternity. Klitsner offers the reader a fascinating dialogue between biblical narratives, in order to present a moral vision relevant to the 21st century…Although based on much scholarship, the volume is not an academic work. Its lively flowing style and profound articulation make it accessible to the intelligent layman who can only delight in Klitsner’s creative analysis.” — Ha’aretz Book Review

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“Engaging, instructive and accessible…Klitsner offers a work that both general readers and academics, Jews and non-Jews alike, will appreciate.” — Choice Magazine

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“Some of her insights are startling… her sensitivity to language and structure…yield important insights into the human capacity to change and grow.” – Lilith Magazine


“…addresses head-on the challenges of finding modern-day relevance in the Bible, especially in relation to women’s issues.” — Hadassah Magazine

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“…overflows with insights… Klitsner takes great care to write in a way that respects both traditional and academic approaches to the biblical text. Buy this book for your library, get yourself a copy and buy one for a friend. If you don’t have a friend, make one.” — Association of Jewish Libraries

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“Klitsner’s writing is carefully considered and always lucid, … providing sufficient proof texts so that beginners less familiar with the Bible and more advanced students will find the ideas and their presentation illuminating and fascinating…I’m already looking forward to the next volume.” — The Jerusalem Post

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“Singularly faithful to the biblical text, which Klitsner reads closely and with great respect, this book is fascinating and radical in its implications and inspires the reader to see surprising connections in language and in themes.” — JOFA Journal

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“Judy Klitsner has written an inspiring, insightful, provocative book… Klitsner’s great strength as a reader of the text is apparent in her sensitivity to language and to its parallels in places we would not expect to find it… There are dozens, if not hundreds of… keen observations sparkling throughout the work.” — Lookstein Center for Jewish Education

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“…a treasure of brilliant analyses and textual connections… one can see why it won the National Jewish Book award for its category…” — Women in Judaism

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“This book is a formidable achievement…Of special note is her coupling of contemporary method and insight with those of classical Jewish writing, a joy and strength throughout this book”. — The Bible and Critical Theory

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“… interesting, thought-provoking, and worth reading.” — The Jewish Eye

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“…a subversive, yet stubbornly reverent approach to Bible study. Klitsner is a masterful guide on a thrilling voyage of discovery of hidden meanings and dynamics in the classical texts…” — Henri Zukier, the Hebrew University

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Subversive Sequels is a remarkably lucid, clear, easy read. Despite being relatively short, it is packed with creative, original, mind-blowing reads of stories both familiar and obscure…The book is pretty much the greatest thing ever. So go read it. It’s gonna make you say “Wow!” more times a day than you’d expect.” — Book Review, JewSchool.com

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“I recommend Judy Klitsner’s book with unqualified enthusiasm… her combination of classic and fresh perspectives allows the Bible’s diverse voices to be encountered not merely as something to be analyzed or dissected, but as full of life, vigor and possibility.” — Amazon Customer Review, ***** (5 stars), June 2010, James McGrath

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“This book is an excellent companion to weekly Torah study to challenge our thinking and perception of the characters of the Bible.” — Jewish Book World Review

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“This is insightful, top-cabin Jewish biblical scholarship… Klitsner’s work is evidence that words thousands of years old continue to hold new and deep meaning for people who arrive long after they were written.” — Faith Matters Weblog

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“You will never read the Bible in the same way once you catch a glimpse of Judy’s method. I won’t spoil the contents, but the juxtapositions she puts forth between Biblical narratives are simply brilliant. Enjoy this fantastic book.” — Rabbi Elie Kaunfer, co-founder and head of Mechon Hadar, New York

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“A moral and religious passion animates this innovative study.” — Avivah Zornberg, Bible scholar

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“Klitsner combines classical Jewish close readings of biblical narratives with deep modern literary insights. The results are often astonishing” — Martin Lockshin, Professor of Jewish Studies, York University, Toronto, Canada


“Klitsner brings a new and gripping approach to the pivotal narrative of biblical women. Most compelling is how certain chapters that read as chronicles of exclusion and inequality evolve into stories of inclusion and empowerment.” — Rabbi Daniel Landes, Director, Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem


Subversive Sequels provocatively explores the intricate manner with which biblical texts challenge each other… [it] also examines the radical consequences of such exchanges.” — Tamara Cohn Eskenazi, Professor of Bible, Hebrew Union College, Jewish Institute of Religion


The Jewish Star, Q & A with Judy Klitsner, October 2010

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