Israel: An Echo of Eternity

by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Overview

Israel: An Echo of Eternity is Dr. Heschel's book about the past, present, and future home of the Jews. According to Dr. Heschel the presence of Israel has tremendous historical and religious significance for the whole world: "History is not always made by men alone...Israel is a personal challenge, a personal religious issue. We are God's stake in human history. We are the dawn and the dusk, the challenge and the test. The presence of Israel is the repudiation of despair. Israel calls for a renewal of trust in the Lord of history." Abraham Joshua Heschel, one of the foremost religious figures of our time, died in 1972. Israel: An Echo of Eternity is his powerful and eloquent book on the meaning of Israel today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780374507404
Publisher:	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Publication date:	09/01/1987
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

Abraham Joshua Heschel was internationally known as a scholar, author, activist, and theologian. He was Professor of Ethics and Mysticism at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.

Editorial Reviews

Heschel here addresses the Jewish people's fidelity to Jerusalem. LJ's reviewer stated that "although brief [the book] is studded with scholarship; [Heschel's] rapture with the Holy City and its importance to the Jews is apparent on every page" (LJ 2/1/69).

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