The book Wrestling Jacob presents close readings of the biblical stories of Jacob from both literary and psychological perspectives.
Perhaps above all else, Wrestling Jacob introduces a new way to read the Bible, in which unusual word choices, odd syntax, and striking parallels conspire to reveal profound new meanings in an ancient text..
Settle back and enjoy this intellectually exhilarating exploration of dreams, Freudian slips, resistances and transference, as Jacob, mirroring everyman, wrestles with men and God and struggles to be blessed.
On another level, it is about deceptions of ourselves and of others that threaten the fragile development of our identities.
On one level, this book is about Jacob\'s personal Wrestling with his own angels and demons, his struggle to build a ladder between his own internal heaven and earth.
The readings explore the relationship between text and subtext as reflecting the relationship between the conscious and subconscious.
The book Wrestling Jacob presents close readings of the biblical stories of Jacob from both literary and psychological perspectives
