Praise for

THE DISCOVERY OF GOD

"A fascinating account of who Abraham was and the message he brought to mankind. The Discovery of God is unique in its respect both for the insights of secular scholarship and for thousands of years of Jewish midrashic teachings and Bible commentaries."

-Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, author of Jewish Literacy and The Book of Jewish Values

This is a beautifully written book and a strikingly original one-one of the most original ve read in a long time. Putting historical and archaeological data alongside rabbinic and theological scholarship yields a fascinating (not to say unexpected) picture. But what makes the whole thing go is Klinghoffer's remarkable gifts as a reader and thinker."

-David Gelernter, author of Drawing Life and 1939: The Lost World of the Fair