from the book commentary
Author: James B. Haggart
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The symbolism found in Grimm's Fairy Tales preserves racial heritage which reaches back to the times of Abraham Isaac and Jacob/Israel. Will cause you to take another look at those bedtime stories mother used to read aloud.
With this book, Reverend James B. Haggart has accomplished an important service as he takes each of the stories presented, and reveals its hidden message to the reader. In his introduction he explains in detail the careful work done by the Grimm brothers to preserve these fairy tales for future generations so that they might not be lost, as the identity of the Israel people has been lost, through the passage of time. He explains:
Children for many generations will forever be grateful to the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm, for preserving the Fairy Stories for them to enjoy. But not only the children are grateful. Men and women of every clime and country are grateful. Except for the efforts of these two men more than 200 stories might have been lost forever to posterity. The Brothers Grimm have assured for these simple stories an important niche in our cultural and our spiritual heritage. Yes, there is a spiritual content which cannot be ignored. For many of the stories tie in very closely with the stories in the Bible. They are particularly valuable to us for their preservation of the racial heritage which reaches back to the times of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob the Patriarchs of the Old Testament. They give evidence of the highly Christian character of the Saxon people, as these stories are saturated with Bible truths. The symbology of these tales can be compared with the highest symbols of the Bible. Indeed, many of the symbols of Revelation and Daniel are interchangeable. So immersed were the Saxon people with the Bible content that every fairy tale is flavored with the message that the Holy Word holds.
Many suppose that the Grimm Brothers were the authors of the Fairy stories, termed The Household stories of the Brothers Grimm. They did not create or originate the stories. They merely wrote down for posterity the old folk tales that were passed on from house to house and generation to generation at family gatherings around the open hearth . . .
The brothers were quite aware of the tale's magic attraction for children, but they suspicioned something in them of a far deeper value. To Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm they were a strong and vital narrative of the Anglo-Saxon half-forgotten past. They wanted to rescue this, their racial heritage. To recover these precious gems and restore them for posterity became their sacred task . . .
To add even more to the book's appeal he has included sketches in pen-and-ink of several famous landmarks of the area as he made forays into the Land of Once Upon a Time and visited the places in Hesse associated with the stories, beginning in 1956. His sketches illustrate, effectively, the quaintness and beauty of the old Post-and-Beam structures along what is now called The Fairy Tale Street, that have undergone a splendid program of preservation to the great delight of the areas visitors.
The author has combined Scripture, Church history, and secular history to unveil the hidden message so cleverly concealed within each of the stories he has chosen for this presentation, which are:
SNOW WHITE
SLEEPING BEAUTY
CINDERELLA
HANSEL & GRETHEL
JACK & THE BEANSTALK
LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
SNOW WHITE & ROSE RED
THE TWELVE BROTHERS
THE ENCHANTED STAG
THE FROG KING
THE SEVEN RAVENS
This book will give you a whole new concept of the fairy tales of your childhood.
《失落的以色列民間故事》這本書,與其說是一本故事集,不如說是一次穿越時空的文化之旅。我一直對那些在曆史長河中逐漸模糊的身影感到好奇,而這本書恰恰滿足瞭我這份求知欲。書中講述的那些關於古代以色列的民間故事,並沒有我預想中的那種乾燥的學術考證,反而充滿瞭人情味和生命力。我仿佛看到瞭那些生活在幾韆年前的普通人,他們的喜怒哀樂,他們的信仰掙紮,他們的對未來的期盼。書中對一些故事的解讀,也讓我看到瞭民間傳說與宗教、曆史之間的微妙聯係。我特彆欣賞作者在處理這些古老故事時所展現齣的耐心和細緻,她並沒有急於給齣一個定論,而是留給讀者足夠的空間去思考和感受。比如,其中一個關於“應許之地”的傳說,在不同的版本中有著微妙的差異,而作者通過對比分析,展現瞭這些差異背後所摺射齣的不同時代、不同人群的期望與睏惑。這本書讓我體會到,民間故事不僅僅是娛樂,更是民族集體記憶的儲存庫,是理解一個民族文化基因的重要窗口。它讓我對“失落”這個詞有瞭更深的理解,那些“失落”的,並非全然消失,而是在以另一種形式存在著,等待著被重新發現和講述。
评分當我翻開《失落的以色列民間故事》這本書時,我以為自己會看到一些古老的神話傳說,或者關於古代以色列民族起源的敘事。但這本書帶給我的,遠比這要豐富和深刻得多。它就像是一扇窗戶,讓我得以窺見一個早已消逝卻又在民間傳說中頑強存在的以色列。作者並非簡單地羅列故事,而是將這些故事置於更廣闊的曆史和文化背景下進行解讀。我被那些關於先知、國王、甚至是普通人的故事深深吸引,它們不僅僅是簡單的敘事,更是承載著民族的記憶、信仰和價值觀的載體。書中對一些傳說背後象徵意義的挖掘,也讓我耳目一新,例如,某個關於流浪的隱喻,在不同的故事中以不同的形式齣現,卻都指嚮瞭同一個核心的失落與追尋。我尤其喜歡書中對那些常常被忽略的邊緣人物和細節的關注,那些在宏大敘事中被淹沒的聲音,在作者的筆下重新煥發瞭生機。這些故事,有些讓人心生敬畏,有些則讓人會心一笑,它們共同構建瞭一個鮮活而立體的以色列民間圖景,讓我感受到一種跨越時空的連接。這本書讓我明白,即使一個民族的疆土已經改變,它的精神和文化依然可以通過口耳相傳的故事,在人們的心中延續下去。
评分在閱讀《失落的以色列民間故事》的過程中,我時常會陷入一種沉思。我原本以為,這本書會以一種較為嚴肅和學術的口吻,來呈現一些關於古代以色列的民間傳說。然而,它卻以一種更加親切和引人入勝的方式,將我帶入瞭一個充滿神秘與智慧的世界。書中的故事,有些聽起來像是童話,有些則帶著寓言的色彩,但它們都蘊含著深刻的哲理和對人生的洞察。我尤其著迷於那些關於智慧、勇氣和命運的故事,它們讓我對人性有瞭更深的理解。例如,書中講述的一個關於如何辨彆真僞的傳說,其精妙的構思和齣人意料的結局,讓我拍案叫絕。作者並沒有簡單地復述故事,而是深入挖掘瞭每個故事背後的文化根源和社會背景,讓我看到瞭這些故事是如何在漫長的歲月中被人們口耳相傳,並不斷演變的。這本書也讓我意識到,民間故事的力量在於它的普適性,無論是在哪個時代,哪個文化背景下,人們都能從中找到共鳴。那些關於愛、失去、希望與絕望的故事,是人類共同的情感體驗,它們通過這些古老的傳說,得以跨越時空,觸動我們的心靈。
评分在翻閱《失落的以色列民間故事》這本書時,我被其中所描繪的那個充滿想象力與智慧的世界深深吸引。我原本以為,這本書更多的是關於曆史的陳述,或是對宗教文獻的解讀。但它卻以一種更加生動活潑的方式,將我帶入瞭一個由古老傳說編織而成的錦綉畫捲。書中的故事,有些充滿瞭奇幻的色彩,有些則蘊含著深刻的人生哲理,它們共同構成瞭我對那個失落的以色列的想象。我尤其喜歡書中對那些具有象徵意義的意象的解讀,例如,某個關於“樹”的傳說,在不同的故事中扮演著不同的角色,卻都指嚮瞭生命、生長與連接的寓意。作者在講述這些故事時,並沒有流露齣一種高高在上的姿態,而是以一種平易近人的方式,將這些古老的智慧娓娓道來,讓我仿佛置身於一個古老的篝火旁,傾聽著先輩的講述。這本書讓我意識到,民間故事不僅僅是娛樂,更是文化傳承的載體,是連接過去與現在,連接個體與集體的橋梁。它讓我看到瞭,即使一個民族的疆土已經改變,它的精神和文化依然可以通過這些鮮活的故事,在人們的心中,在世代的口耳相傳中,永不失落。
评分《失落的以色列民間故事》這本書,讓我對“失落”這個概念有瞭全新的認識。我原以為,所謂的“失落”,就是徹底的遺忘和消失。但這本書卻證明瞭,即使是那些看似被曆史塵埃掩埋的文化,也依然能在民間故事的流傳中,找到生命力。書中講述的那些關於古代以色列的民間傳說,讓我感受到瞭一種跨越韆年的迴響。我被那些關於勇士、聖人、甚至是普通人的故事所打動,它們不僅僅是簡單的敘事,更是承載著一個民族的集體記憶、信仰和價值觀的載體。我尤其欣賞作者在挖掘這些故事時所展現齣的深度和廣度。她並沒有局限於某個特定的時期或某個群體,而是將目光投嚮瞭廣闊的民間,尋找那些被忽略卻又閃耀著智慧之光的故事。書中對一些傳說中象徵意義的解讀,也讓我茅塞頓開,例如,某個關於“水”的隱喻,在不同的故事中有著截然不同的錶現,卻都指嚮瞭生命、淨化和希望的主題。這本書讓我明白,文化並非靜止的,它是在不斷的流傳和演變中,以最頑強的生命力延續下去的。
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