Asch is quoted in the christian herald as declaring. Sholem asch, a prominent yiddish novelist, saw paul as the embodiment of the eternal link between christians and the jews. One of the 10 surviving children of a poor family, asch was educated at kutnos hebrew school. A vintage hardback book titled the apostle, by sholem asch, translated by maurice samuel published in 1943 by g. The translation of the nazarene was beautifully carried through. The apostle by asch, sholem 5 editions first published in 1943 download daisy. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition.
I read the last 100 pages of the nazarene very slowly, as it dealt with the difficult part of jesuss life and his death. The apostle by asch, sholem and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The novel that caused such a commotion is itself an oddity. This, the third and last novel of aschs christological trilogy the others being the nazarene and the apostle, is a fair attempt at conveying the life of a jewish woman in the first century and rooting the early jesus movement in a plausible historical context. This did not go over well in the jewish community of the time the apostle was published in 1942, and he lost readership and his job. The apostle masterfully combines careful adherence to biblical text, detailed research, and a storytellers gift to create a book equally relevant for both casual readers fascinated by pauls life and serious biblical scholars. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. We here a faint whisper circulating through the ranks of the poor in seething jerusalem. This day in jewish history a yiddish writer who ruffled jews. Pan viadomsky, a bilious antisemitic history professor in pre. Asch, sholem the apostle 1st edition 14th impression ebay. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
The apostle the founders of christianity book 2 kindle. Sharp criticism of sholem asch, noted jewish writer, is voiced in all leading. Five great books about the apostle paul brandon cox. Aschs reputation was established in 1902 with his first book of stories, in a shlekhter tsayt in a bad time. The apostlesholem aschs dramatic portrayal of the life of one of the greatest christian leaders, paul of tarsus. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Let the nobel committee convene as soon as may be and award this years prize for literature to sholem asch. The result was an estrangement between asch and the yiddish reading public which never healed. The apostle by sholem asch is a novel based on the life of st. Pollock begins his fastmovig narrative with stephens death and follows paul through his conversion, missionary. Rooted in scholarship, in thorough absorption in place and period, this story of the mother of jesus succeeds in keeping mary or miriam as she is called in the. Exploring the lives and legends of the apostles by bryan litfin.
I have now read them all and learned much about historical settings and people in which the stories took place. The apostle sold over five hundred thousand copies and received great critical acclaim. Paul the apostle robert picirilli robert picirilli was a professor at free will baptist bible college, not far from where i grew up. Sholem asch, polishborn american novelist and playwright, the most controversial and one of the most widely known writers in modern yiddish literature. This despite that fact that asch maintained that the novels were meant to bridge the gap between jews and christians by demonstrating in fiction that christianity was in fact a deeply jewish phenomenon at its core. Aschs next great trilogy after three cities dealt with the founders. I have read and enjoyed sholem aschs the apostle many times. Inscribed book by the yiddish novelist and playwright. The nazarene, which was followed by the apostle 1943 and mary 1949, gained asch a wide, international readership.
The apostle is packed with realistic resuscitations of firstcentury life in the roman empire, elaborately. In 1903, he married mathilde shapiro, the daughter of the polishjewish teacher and poet menahem mendel shapiro. Putnams sons 1943 very good in a good price clipped dust jacket. He refused to back down and spent the rest of his life shunned by his own people. Paul 1st edition 14th impression hardcover new york g. Sholem asch also written shalom ash, was a polishjewish novelist, dramatist, and essayist in. Asch is an educator a jewish scholar who wrote in yiddish in the 1930s a trilogy of christ centered books. As a historical novelist, his ability to stress the jewish context of the new testament put him in a class of his own long before interest in the jewish roots of christian faith became anywhere near as perceptible as it is today. History does not record a single member of the twelve, with the possible exception of peter, as having had any particular. Mild wear on top and bottom of covers, small scrape on front cover. The story of paul opens seven weeks after the crucifixion of christ. He offended jewish sensibilities with his 19391949 trilogy, the nazarene, the apostle, and mary, which dealt with new testament subjects. Aschs reputation was established in 1902 with his first book of stories, in a. Hes one of those men of whom his students teased that he must have walked with paul.
Aschs work was written in yiddish and translated into english. The apostle the founders of christianity book 2 ebook. Most of the book flowed like a novel should, but it had some longueurs, when asch discoursed on the finer points of the torah or you could tell he was just. The apostle by sholem asch and a great selection of related books. Explaining that it took him 35 years to write the books the nazarene and the apostle, mr. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Reading the apostle along with a closer study of his epistles enriched the experience of both. Among aschs works of this period, his novel the mother 1937 stands out as a. The apostle by sholem asch and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Sholem asch was a yiddish novelist, dramatist, and essayist. Asch, sholem the apostle a novel based on the life of st. Tom bissell, in his new book, apostle, is out to tell another. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In the nazarene 1939, the apostle 1943, and mary 1949, asch explored. Sholem aschs statement on jesus stirs jewish press.
I decided to follow this with reading the apostle, the story of st. His last book was the prophet 1955 about deuteroisaiah. The apostle the founders of christianity book 2 english. In 1899 he went to warsaw, and in 1900 he published. After reading about 250 pages and being sometimes amused and sometimes confused by aschs intermingling of fiction with fact, i took time off to read the book of. Mary 1949, the mother of jesus seen as the jewish handmaid of the lord. Sholem asch biography sholem asch biography and list of works sholem asch books. Sholem asch is jewish, and with the publication of this novel one of a trilogy about christian subjects in the 1940s, he was completely ostracized from the jewish community for writing a book that was prochristian. But asch was accused of apostasy for his sympathetic portrayal of the new christians and ostracized by members of the jewish community.