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The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume FiveSefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Radiance) has amazed and overwhelmed readers ever since it emerged mysteriously in medieval Spain toward the end of the thirteenth century. Written in a unique, lyrical Aramaic, this masterpiece of Kabbalah exceeds the dimensions of a normal book; it...
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The Sinner and the Amnesiac: The Rabbinic Invention of Elisha Ben Abuya and Eleazar Ben ArachThis is a detailed study of two intriguing figures in early rabbinic literature, shown to be products of the literary creativity of rabbinic storytellers who convey a particular ideology through the image of the rabbinic heroes they portray: Elisha ben Abuya, considered as apostate...
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Lives of Ordinary People in Ancient Israel: When Archaeology and the Bible IntersectThe Lives of Ordinary People tells the untold story of how the vast majority of Israelites -- the people who are usually overlooked in typical histories of ancient Israel -- lived during the eighth century b.c.e. William G. Dever applies the latest archaeological evidence...
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Dead Sea Scrolls and the BibleThe substantial value of the Dead Sea Scrolls for biblical studies is well known. However, it can be difficult to remain on the cutting edge of Dead Sea Scrolls scholarship. In this volume leading expert James C. VanderKam offers detailed summaries of significant ways...
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Judaism, the First Phase: The Place of Ezra and Nehemiah in the Origins of JudaismMost studies of how early Judaism related to the non-Jewish world and how it was perceived by others start no earlier than the Hellenistic period. Joseph Blenkinsopp argues that we must go further back, to the Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem and its temple and...
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Jewish Mysticism: From Ancient Times Through TodayQuestions of how the divine presence is understood and interacts within the world have been around since the time of the biblical prophets. The Jewish mystical tradition conceives God as active, just, powerful, and present while allowing for divine limitation so as to understand...
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The Library of Qumran: On the Essenes, Qumran, John the Baptist, and JesusThe incredible discoveries at Qumran are unveiled in this compelling volume by one of the world's foremost experts on biblical archaeology and the ancient Qumran community. Drawing on the best of current research and a thorough knowledge of all the Dead Sea Scrolls, Hartmut...
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Rewriting Scripture in Second Temple TimesThe biblical manuscripts found at Qumran, contends Sidnie White Crawford, reflect a spectrum of text movement from authoritative scriptural traditions to completely new compositions. Treating six major groups of texts, she shows how differences in the texts result from a particular understanding of the...
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Jews and Christians: The Parting of the Ways, A.D. 70 to 135This collection of learned essays helps to clarify the extent to which we can speak of the parting of the ways between Christianity and Judaism in the period spanned by two Jewish revolts against Rome. Twelve internationally respected scholars carefully analyze the chief Jewish...
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Memory and Manuscript: Oral Tradition and Written Transmission in Rabbinic Judaism and Early Christianity; With, Tradition and Transmission IExplores the way in which Jewish rabbis during the first Christian centuries preserved and passed on their sacred tradition, and he shows how early Christianity is better understood in light of how that tradition develoed in Rabbinic Judaism.Author: Birger GerhardssonPublisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing...
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Studies in Ancient Yahwistic PoetryThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable. Ancient Yahwistic poetry is a particularly tempting field of study. In this small body of literature are preserved the oldest and most creative expressions of Israel's faith. This study of ancient Yahwistic...
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The Pesharim and Qumran History: Chaos or Consensus?Since their discovery among the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Pesharim have sparked intense debate. Are these ancient documents biblical commentary, or are they historiographies alluding to figures and events of the time? Charlesworth demonstrates that these 16 books do indeed contain historical allusions and...
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The PromiseBecause of their faith in the crucified Messiah, the Christian nations are indebted to Israel. Yet they have largely marginalized and even rejected God's chosen people. In this volume Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger reflects on a number of subjects and concerns common to both Christians...
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Difficult Freedom: Essays on JudaismContributes to a growing debate about the significance of religion--particularly Judaism and Jewish spiritualism--in European philosophy. Jean Paul Sartre hailed him as the philosopher who introduced France to Husserl and Heidegger. Derrida has paid him homage as "master." An original philosopher who combines the...
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Finding Each Other in JudaismDrawing from both traditional and contemporary Jewish sources this book explores Jewish life-cycle passages such as birth bar/bat mitzvah conversion marriage illness and the end of life.Author: Behrman HousePublisher: Behrman House PublishingPublished: 11/30/1999Pages: 1Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.74h x 5.91w x 0.39dISBN: 9780807407646
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Broken FragmentsIn this superb volume noted author Douglas J. Kohn weaves into each chapter's narrative rich Jewish texts with essays and touching personal stories by physicians Jewish clergy social workers and family members of people with Alzheimer's disease.Author: Douglas J. KohnPublisher: Behrman House PublishingPublished: 06/01/2012Pages:...
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Ancient Texts for New Testament Studies: A Guide to the Background LiteratureOne of the daunting challenges facing the New Testament interpreter is achieving familiarity with the immense corpus of related literatures. Scholars and students alike must have a fundamental understanding of the content, provenance, and utility for New Testament interpretation of a wide range of...
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A Rabbi Looks at Jesus of NazarethRaised in a traditional Jewish family, international television host Jonathan Bernis was taught from a young age that "Jews don't--and can't --believe in Jesus." Yet in his study of the Bible, including the Torah, he found overwhelming evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really was...
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Proverbs 1-15The book of Proverbs is more than the sum of its parts. Even if some individual proverbs and collections could be older, the overall composition stems from the late Persian or early Hellenistic period. In its present form, the book of Proverbs introduces the...
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In Search of GodTryggve Mettinger's much-praised work analyzes the major names for God in the Old Testament to trace, through the many confrontations and challenges of individuals and groups that mark Israel's story, the historical development of Israel's conception of God.Author: Tryggve N. D. MettingerPublisher: Augsburg Fortress...
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