'Some people manage to write in just a way that mirrors their personality. Jonathan Magonet is one of those outstanding writers - his clarity, warmth, gentleness and deeply knowledgeable and insightful reading of the Bible is both extremely rabbinic and also mirrors perfectly his personality. This book is a superb reading of the Bible for Rabbis and lay people of all faiths and none.' -- Laura Janner-Klausner, Rabbi to the Movement for Reform Judaism
'In fifty-two explorations, one for each Sabbath of the year, we encounter the ancient world of Torah. Its stories are about human foibles as well as great endeavours, and its laws contain moral values which both repel and attract. With his celebrated flourish of anecdote, Rabbi Jonathan turns these texts inside out. He writes for Jew, Christian and Moslem: in his derashah we can search and find an interpretation to inform and challenge contemporary faith.' -- Susan Gillingham, University of Oxford