Meditation and the Bible
by Aryeh Kaplan
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Author: Aryeh KaplanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1978-06-01
ISBN: 0877286175
Number of pages: 192
Publisher: Red Wheel / Weiser
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Book Review: Save That Space Next to the Bible!/ Meditation And The Bible, A Revised, Critical Review (Nov. 2009)
Summary: 5 Stars
Revised review- Nov. 28 2009
*Introduction
**Overview
***Things needed
****Conclusion
*This book, Meditation And The Bible, is still one of the most important books I own. After so many years, I still refer to this book when wanting to have an academic view of a verse or a word, refresh my memory on the importance of meditation or just wanting to revisit his conversation on the behavior and spiritual habits of the prophets.
**The book is broken down into many sub-topic of meditation:
1. The Tradition-- the behavioral habits of the prophets
2. The Prophets-- A look at historicity, philology and the Divine Names
3. Verbal Archeology-- The expanded use of and the interconnection of the Psalms, prophetic passages, and psychological preparation.
If there is one thing you'd find consistent throughout this book, it's this: this book is essentially the study of and the use of words: the Divine words, in particular. Rabbi Kaplan uses and extensive bibliography to support his thesis of the meaning of words as it pertains to passages ("parsha").
*** This is an academic book. It can be read as a stand-alone book or as a reference for a bible study. I suggest that a separate notebook be kept just for this book as it is very in-depth and there are exhaustive conversation regarding root words, and passages.
**** I can't over emphasize this book. Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, of Blessed Memory, produced one of the most important scholarly works to the Bible, since the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Meditation is a largely misunderstood subject and often dismissed as a relic of Oriental mysticism, or worse, as an introduction to the occult as stated by the conservative Christian wing. What it is, however, is an invaluable tool for spiritual growth.
As with all things that help us to grow, wisdom and self-discipline are the keys. Meditation and the Bible, provides the foundation and Rabbi Kaplan's book, Jewish Meditation: A Practical Guide provides the exercises.
Summary of Meditation and the Bible
A highly radical interpretation of the Bible demonstrating the methods of meditation used by the Prophets to attain their unique states of consciousness. First English translation from ancient unpublished manuscripts, with commentary.Meditations Books
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