| #216485 in Books | 2011-12-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.50 x1.20 x6.80l,2.05 | File type: PDF | 384 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| The "Zoo Rabbi" Does It Again...|By A. Morgenstern|Tiny creatures with teeth that can grind up stones? Unicorns? Sea serpents? This book is a cogent and thoroughly researched exploration of the biological origins of an array of mythical beasts that may be less mythical than we'd prefer to imagine. This pioneeering author is a master at reconciling ancient sources with contempor||Rabbi Natan Slifkin's new book, Sacred Monsters, is a very impressive work, combining exceptionally broad scholarship in such varied fields as science, classical literature, and the Jewish tradition. It provides fascinating insights into the literature
Unicorns, mermaids, dragons, and phoenixes may feel at home in fantasy literature, but references to these and other mysterious creatures go back much further in history. The Bible, Talmud, and Midrash refer to many such strange creatures. In this beautifully designed and richly illustrated book, Natan Slifkin, the famed "zoo rabbi" and author of Seasons of Life, Nature's Song, and The Challenge of Creation, examines a host of mythic and not so mythi...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Sacred Monsters | Natan Slifkin. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.
