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Devorah: Book One: The Covenant and The Scrolls series
The Story the Bible Couldn’t Tell
175 years after Moses led the Children of Israel out of Egypt, Devorah, a prophet, became the first and only female Judge to rule ancient Israel.
Surrounded by pagan Canaanites practicing ritual sex and human sacrifice, Devorah must find ways to maintain the Hebrews’ belief in the One God and overcome the Canaanites’ overwhelming military supremacy.
Devorah walks a tightrope between her personal view of the One God as a present, loving force and the prevailing view of God as a distant, punishing power. She calls the fearsome God of the temple and formal worship, the God of the Scrolls; and the benign, loving and accessible God, the God of the Covenant.
Devorah’s story is the first in Steve Liebowitz’ The Covenant and The Scrolls series of novels based on these conflicting views of God and its influence on the lives of Kings Saul, David, Solomon and other Old Testament characters.
Steve Liebowitz’ interest in alternative ways of knowing and understanding the Bible, began when he read Kazantzakis’ Last Temptation of Christ under fire during the first TET Offensive in Viet Nam in 1968. He shares in these books that God is both more than and less than we’ve always thought Her to be. These concepts sustained him in the defense of his doctoral dissertation on alternative ways of knowing in l990, and continue to support his Business Coaching practice today. He’s lived these ideas, as well as researched them.
175 years after Moses led the Children of Israel out of Egypt, Devorah, a prophet, became the first and only female Judge to rule ancient Israel.
Surrounded by pagan Canaanites practicing ritual sex and human sacrifice, Devorah must find ways to maintain the Hebrews’ belief in the One God and overcome the Canaanites’ overwhelming military supremacy.
Devorah walks a tightrope between her personal view of the One God as a present, loving force and the prevailing view of God as a distant, punishing power. She calls the fearsome God of the temple and formal worship, the God of the Scrolls; and the benign, loving and accessible God, the God of the Covenant.
Devorah’s story is the first in Steve Liebowitz’ The Covenant and The Scrolls series of novels based on these conflicting views of God and its influence on the lives of Kings Saul, David, Solomon and other Old Testament characters.
Steve Liebowitz’ interest in alternative ways of knowing and understanding the Bible, began when he read Kazantzakis’ Last Temptation of Christ under fire during the first TET Offensive in Viet Nam in 1968. He shares in these books that God is both more than and less than we’ve always thought Her to be. These concepts sustained him in the defense of his doctoral dissertation on alternative ways of knowing in l990, and continue to support his Business Coaching practice today. He’s lived these ideas, as well as researched them.
239 pages, Paperback
First published April 19, 2013
About the author
Steven Liebowitz
4 books4 followersMeet Steve Liebowitz, Ed.D., the Man Behind Wisdom At Work
Dr. Steve began his career as an educator in 1966 when he completed his training to be an English teacher with the Peace Corps in Ethiopia. Now with forty-one years of experience as an author, public speaker, coach and consultant, Dr. Steve specializes in building individual and organizational strength from within. His One-on-One and group Coaching Sessions, Stress Management classes and retreats, Organization Development workshops and interventions are known for the immediate enthusiasm they generate and the long-term benefits that flow from them.
Dr. Liebowitz received his Doctorate in Human Resource Development from Florida International University in 1991. He also holds Masters Degrees in Health Care Management (Florida International University, 1977), and Public Administrations (Florida Atlantic University, 1974). For the senior year of his undergraduate degree, a dual Economics/Political Science major from Drew University in Madison, NJ, Steve studied in Europe at the London School of Economics and the Free University of Brussels.
Throughout his 27 year career with Miami-Dade County, Dr. Liebowitz kept active in the South Florida Community. He was one of the founders of the Miami Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development in 1970; served as its President in 1974 and is still active today. He also helped found Hospice, Inc., now known as Vitas, and served as President of its Board of Directors. He also served two terms as President of the Board for the F.I.U. Alumni Association.
In addition to ASTD, he is currently active in the International Coaching Federation, South Florida Chapter, the National Writers Association South Florida Writers Chapter, serving as President. Previous associations include the South Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, and the Florida Speakers Association.
Along with teaching at F.I.U., St. Thomas, U. of M. and Miami Dade Community College as an adjunct professor, Dr. Liebowitz served as an educational innovator on the faculties of the University Without Walls successor, the Union Institute in Cincinnati and on the National Faculty of Pepperdine University in California.
Dr. Liebowitz has also pioneered programs in computer assisted instruction and distance learning.
Among those to have recognized Dr. Liebowitz for excellence are Junior Achievement Inc., International Society for General Semantics, Leadership South Dade, the M.E.E.D. Program, the National Association of Counties, the Bass Museum of Art and the Children's Museum of South Florida. His book, The New Professionalism: Connecting Science and Spirit, was published by Harmony-Quest Publications in 1998.
Dr. Steve began his career as an educator in 1966 when he completed his training to be an English teacher with the Peace Corps in Ethiopia. Now with forty-one years of experience as an author, public speaker, coach and consultant, Dr. Steve specializes in building individual and organizational strength from within. His One-on-One and group Coaching Sessions, Stress Management classes and retreats, Organization Development workshops and interventions are known for the immediate enthusiasm they generate and the long-term benefits that flow from them.
Dr. Liebowitz received his Doctorate in Human Resource Development from Florida International University in 1991. He also holds Masters Degrees in Health Care Management (Florida International University, 1977), and Public Administrations (Florida Atlantic University, 1974). For the senior year of his undergraduate degree, a dual Economics/Political Science major from Drew University in Madison, NJ, Steve studied in Europe at the London School of Economics and the Free University of Brussels.
Throughout his 27 year career with Miami-Dade County, Dr. Liebowitz kept active in the South Florida Community. He was one of the founders of the Miami Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development in 1970; served as its President in 1974 and is still active today. He also helped found Hospice, Inc., now known as Vitas, and served as President of its Board of Directors. He also served two terms as President of the Board for the F.I.U. Alumni Association.
In addition to ASTD, he is currently active in the International Coaching Federation, South Florida Chapter, the National Writers Association South Florida Writers Chapter, serving as President. Previous associations include the South Florida Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration, and the Florida Speakers Association.
Along with teaching at F.I.U., St. Thomas, U. of M. and Miami Dade Community College as an adjunct professor, Dr. Liebowitz served as an educational innovator on the faculties of the University Without Walls successor, the Union Institute in Cincinnati and on the National Faculty of Pepperdine University in California.
Dr. Liebowitz has also pioneered programs in computer assisted instruction and distance learning.
Among those to have recognized Dr. Liebowitz for excellence are Junior Achievement Inc., International Society for General Semantics, Leadership South Dade, the M.E.E.D. Program, the National Association of Counties, the Bass Museum of Art and the Children's Museum of South Florida. His book, The New Professionalism: Connecting Science and Spirit, was published by Harmony-Quest Publications in 1998.
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