‘ABRAHAM, THE DREAMER: AN EROTIC AND SACRED LOVE STORY’ EXPLORES TURBULENT LOVE TRIANGLE

Written by Rolf Gompertz


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The book has received high praise from religious and lay leaders. “…A powerful, modern midrash (commentary) onrepparttar life of Abraham, giving it a contemporary ring …The Biblical characters come alive and become very human. It has been meticulously researched and bearsrepparttar 127044 mark of a master storyteller” -- Rabbi Moshe J. Rothblum of Adat Ari El, a Conservative synagogue in North Hollywood, CA “…Simply stunningly brilliant and plausible, in every way…A lovely, powerful and important book.” --Rev. Alla Renée Bozarth, Ph.D., Episcopal priest, Sandy, Oregon, author of “The Book of Bliss” and “Atrepparttar 127045 Foot ofrepparttar 127046 Mountain.”

Gompertz isrepparttar 127047 author of seven previous books, including his acclaimed biblical novel, “My Jewish Brother Jesus,” written from a Jewish point of view. Gompertz and his parents came to America in 1939, as refugees from Nazi Germany. He has his B.A. and M.A. degrees in English from UCLA. He was on staff with NBC and teaches at UCLA Extension. He created, produced, wrote and hosted a local TV series, “ADAT ARI EL PRESENTS: Journeys into Judaism.” He and his wife, Carol, live in North Hollywood, California. They have three adult children and four grandchildren.

Rolf Gompertz is the author of eight books, including, “Abraham, The Dreamer/An Erotic and Sacred Love Story,” a biblical paperback novel about the turbulent relationship between Abraham, his wife, Sarah, and “the other woman,” Hagar. It may be browsed and ordered online at www.iUniverse.com, at www.amazon.com or ordered from any bookstore or at iUniverse’s toll free number 1/877/823-9235. Author contact: mailto rolfgompertz@yahoo.com


A DEAD-END BOOK COVER, A LAPIS LAZULI MOMENT, A SACRED SUNRISE

Written by Rolf Gompertz


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The first thought that came this way was “lapis lazuli.” I had used lapis lazuli jewelry inrepparttar book on several significant occasions. The gold-speckled, deep-blue gemstone was highly prized in those times. Inrepparttar 127043 book, it is presented as a gift to Sarah,repparttar 127044 high priestess, duringrepparttar 127045 Sacred Marriage Rite. Elsewhere, I have Abraham giving Hagar a lapis lazuli necklace and matching earrings upon consummating their love. A lapis lazuli-colored scarf also figures meaningfully inrepparttar 127046 story.

“Yes,” I thought to myself. “That’s it! That’s my cover. A lapis lazuli necklace and earrings and a lapis lazuli scarf. A perfect metaphor forrepparttar 127047 full story.”

I was elated, exhilarated. I lovedrepparttar 127048 simplicity ofrepparttar 127049 idea,repparttar 127050 richness ofrepparttar 127051 deep-blue color,repparttar 127052 poetic symbolism.

But there was only one problem: I could not locate images ofrepparttar 127053 scarf and jewelry. I even had trouble locating an image of a lapis lazuli gemstone. Though I still had a couple of days left to findrepparttar 127054 right image, I now feared that my book would be canceled since I had nothing forrepparttar 127055 cover.

I paced nervously throughrepparttar 127056 house that evening, going back and forth between bedroom and study. I paused before my nature pictures which coverrepparttar 127057 walls, photographs that I had taken of sunrises and sunsets, lakes and oceans, trees, flowers and clouds. I don’t know why I turned to these images -- perhaps to relax me, to comfort me, to inspire me, which they have always done. Suddenly, my eyes fixed on a blazing red sunrise, with a white cloud spiraling intorepparttar 127058 sky, hovering over a dark lake.

Whenever I looked at that spectacular image, inrepparttar 127059 past, it always left me awed and breathless. This time, however,repparttar 127060 sunrise addressed me in a new way — its blazing colors spoke to me of erotic passions, its cloud spiraling upwards spoke to me ofrepparttar 127061 sacred andrepparttar 127062 heavenly, of dreams and dreamers,repparttar 127063 fiery pillar emerging out ofrepparttar 127064 darkness spoke to me ofrepparttar 127065 immanent and transcendent God,repparttar 127066 great Mystery,repparttar 127067 awesome Mystery,repparttar 127068 holy Mystery,repparttar 127069 loving Mystery in which we move and live and have our being.

Yes, this wasrepparttar 127070 cover! This was my cover! It had emerged fromrepparttar 127071 wondrous mystery ofrepparttar 127072 creative process. It reminded me, once more, to stay loose, remain flexible and trust that process, that Mystery, in all its creative variations.

Copyright 2002 Rolf Gompertz. All rights reserved.

Rolf Gompertz is the author of eight books, including, “Abraham, The Dreamer/An Erotic and Sacred Love Story,” a biblical paperback novel about the turbulent relationship between Abraham, his wife, Sarah, and “the other woman,” Hagar. It may be browsed and ordered online at www.iUniverse.com, www.amazon.com, from any bookstore or iUniverse’s toll free number 1/877/823-9235. Author contact: mailto rolfgompertz@yahoo.com


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