A review by rpmiller
The Grammar of God: A Journey into the Words and Worlds of the Bible by Aviya Kushner

4.0

Pleasantly surprised by the personal nature of this book, the thoughts that came to my mind as I read were also personal; And yet the idea of understanding, even considering the limitations of communication, still produced an incredible feeling within me of ancient times, ancient thoughts, a world and culture that remain the same over the centuries. We are all connected as humans, across the globe, across time, forever linked. Most impressive, to me at least, was the description of Jewish debate about the meaning of every word, every phrase. That debate is how I read literature, it's what I remember about Jesus at twelve debating the elders, it's how we understand each other, both the living and those of the past. The debate is what is missing in Catholic dogma, in the evangelic experience. Debating ideas is how we refine our understanding, its how we express ourselves as individuals.

Don't be intimidated by the title, this is not a scholarly text on arcane topics of a religious nature. It's a book about the joy of exploring the mystery of thought.