Othered No More
ישמעאל את עשיו Ishmael and Esau
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“Othered No More”, a literary work divided into five books, is a fable of fantasy offering deeply relevant lessons of morality, ethical living, as well as a plan for sustainable living amid the threats of global climate change. The work features Biblical characters and written in epic poetic style with adjoining English and Hebrew verses. The story revolves around Ishmael and nephew Esau, both of whom have been vilified through the ages.
In Book One, Esau realizes that his firstborn rights were deceitfully given to his brother Jacob who, with his parents’ encouragement, runs away. The lost and desperate Esau seeks advice and consultation from his uncle Ishmael.
Bound by their shared experienced of being “othered” both in the Genesis stories and subsequent classic Rabbinic literature, the two meet in Biblical times in the fantasy. We further meet the Bat Kol, an intervening spokeswoman for God, who offer the two a way to overcome their unjust predicament through reincarnation and rebirth in the world of today, retaining the inherited wisdom of the millennia. They will regain their lost legacy by saving a world desperate for guidance with reckless leadership on its way to self-destruction.
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In the Bible, Esau’s firstborn rights are deceitfully given to his brother Jacob. Lost and desperate, Esau seeks advice and consultation from his uncle Ishmael. In this fantasy fable, the two men share the experience of being “other” in both the Genesis stories and subsequent rabbinic literature. As their journeys unfold, a spokeswoman for God named Bat Kol intervenes. She offers Esau and Ishmael a way to overcome their unjust predicaments through reincarnation and rebirth in the world of today while retaining the inherited wisdom of the millennia. They can regain their lost legacies by saving a world on its way to self-destruction. Written in both Hebrew and English, Othered No More is an epic poem that offers deeply relevant lessons on morality and ethics, as well as a plan for sustainable living amid threats of global climate change. Watch and wonder if two outcast biblical figures will agree to help alter the dire fate of our world.
About the Author
Ofer Agam hopes that the fear of “other” becomes a thing of the past, leading to a world of harmony and better lives for all its inhabitants. His words offer a different perspective on a specific scenario which applies to all humankind. This is his first book in a series.