Assesses the religious and intellectual significance of the Hebrew Bible both as a document of its time and as an important step in the development of thought.

Sacred Enigmas assesses the religious and intellectual significance of the Hebrew Bible both as a document of its time and as an important step in the development of thought. It presents the major aspects of biblical religion through detailed literary analyses of key texts, presented in English translation to make them accessible to the general reader as well as scholars.

'Geller emerges as an interpreter who creatively combines sensitivity with a clear historical perspective.' - Numen