With characteristic boldness, Biblical Hebrew scholar Robert Sacks narrates themes, events, and actions in Genesis along with their parallels and consequences in later books of the Torah and the Early Prophets. The Lion and the Ass, characters in I Kings Chapter 13, represent two important types in the Biblical narrative. The Lions are the towering figures who "overturn in order to preserve," while the Ass typifies the in-between individuals who carry the burden of tradition.
