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The Ten Commandments: How Our Most Ancient Moral Text Can Renew Modern Life, Vol. 8 » (Unabridged 8 CDs, 9 hrs)

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Authors: David Hazony, Arthur Morey
ISBN-13: 9781400119301, ISBN-10: 1400119308
Format: Compact Disc
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Date Published: September 2010
Edition: Unabridged 8 CDs, 9 hrs

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Author Biography: David Hazony


David Hazony is a writer living in Jerusalem. From 2004-2007, he was editor-in-chief of Azure, Israel’s leading journal of public affairs. He has written dozens of essays and reviews on Judaism and the Middle East for The New Republic, Policy Review, The New York Sun, and other publications. He is a regular contributor to Contentions, the blog of Commentary magazine.

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David Hazony offers a thoughtful exploration of the Ten Commandments, showing how each is meaningful to our lives.

Across the Western world, the Ten Commandments have become a source of inspiration and controversy, whether in court rulings, in film and literature, or as a religious icon gracing houses of worship of every denomination. But what do they really mean?

According to polls, less than half of all Americans can even name more than four of them. For most of us, agnostics and faithful alike, they have been relegated to the level of a symbol, their teachings all but forgotten. In Western life today, the Ten Commandments are everywhere—-except where we need them most.

In The Ten Commandments, David Hazony offers a powerful new look at our most venerable moral text. Combining a fresh reading of the Bible's most riveting stories with a fearless exploration of what ails society today, Hazony shows that the Ten Commandments are not just a set of obscure laws...

Publishers Weekly

Born in the United States, Hazony now lives in Israel, where he formerly edited Azure, a journal of Jewish thought. In this, his first book, Hazony uses the biblical text as a point of departure for 10 wide-ranging essays, examining each commandment as a contribution to constructing the good society. He calls this effort the "spirit of redemption," which requires individuals to help make the world better. While he sticks to the text, he also imaginatively roams far afield, broadening our comprehension of the commandments. For example, the Second Commandment ban of graven images is seen as prohibiting idolatry andfostering thesearch "for honesty, truth, and personal integrity." Similarly, the Fifth Commandment, to honor one's parents, provides Hazony with the opportunity to recount the story of Solomon's wise solution to the problem of two women who claim the same child. His major message, however, is that honoring and loving one's parents needs to be broadened to all humanity. Hazony has succeeded in extending the Ten Commandments to an impressive vision of how to attain the good society. (Sept.)

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