Judaism Books

Winner of the 2021 NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD for Modern Jewish Thought and Experience.The Jewish tradition has held and healed the Jewish people for centuries. As we live through "unprecedented" times, there is wisdom in locating ourselves in precedent,...

Rabbinic literature includes hundreds of stories and brief narrative traditions. These narrative traditions often take the form of biographical anecdotes that recount a deed or event in the life of a rabbi. Modern scholars consider these narratives as...

Daniel is one of the most complicated books in the Bible.Being a self-proclaimed "Daniel addict," theologian Samuel M. Frost uses decades of study in Scripture, including studies in the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, to break down this complex, yet...

A BIBLE STUDY FOR CHURCH REPENTANCEIn biblical times, it was customary for people to rip their clothing to express strong emotions due to tragic events or situations. This act was not only a public display of grief, shame, or anger -  it was...

This anthology of Meadowcroft's essays (all but one previously published) coheres around three claims he makes about the book of Daniel. The first is that Daniel should be understood primarily as a wisdom figure, and that the first chapter of the book of...

If the order of the Hebrew Bible's books is significant, as many believe, why did differing arrangements of the Hebrew Bible emerge over time? This is a crucial question for Bible readers generally and especially for scholars of compilational...

Who's who and what's what - or rather, wha's wha and Who's who and what's what - or rather, wha's wha and whit's whit - in this inimitable selection of stories from the Bible, told in Glaswegian rhyming verse.Gaun Yersel Moses! is a quick-witted and...

The Messiah is the central figure of the largest religion in the world, as Christianity was formed around Jesus' messiahship. Judaism also gives the Messiah a special and high position, although it denies that Jesus was the Messiah, so the Jews continue...

Being the first legal corpus in the biblical canon, Exodus 19-24 is a law collection that belonged to a people living under the shadow of empire. Using an integrated approach of postcolonial studies and historical-comparative analysis, this important...

"Henebury shows how the covenants relate to God's ways and purposes for his people and all peoples. Through it all [he] lets the Old Testament speak for itself and does not "pre-interpret" it according to any "pre-conceived" theology of the New Testament...

In this study, Brian A. Verrett argues that 1-2 Samuel contains a serpent motif by practicing biblical theology and literary criticism. This motif derives from the serpent in Genesis 3, and its function within the Samuel narrative is to heighten the...

THE HEDGEHOG AND THE MOLE.(from Fables and Parables by Lessing)The Hedgehog, when he found that the winter drew near, asked the Mole to spare him a little place in his hole, that he might be protected from the cold. The Mole agreed; but no sooner...

31 KEYS TO A NEW BEGINNINGTake A Giant Step Toward The Path To Finding, Fulfilling And Accomplishing Your Assignment In Life. These 31 Keys include scriptural text and Principles of Success such as...Allowing Yourself Time To Change / Listening To Pain /...

Survey of the Old Testament in Albanian. English Title: Discovering the Old Testament. First year textbook. Includes maps, charts, photos, and illustrations.

Although the Song of Songs, a brief book in the old Testament, contains no explicit mention of God, the passionate love poetry became for Bernard a springboard into a major exposition of Scripture and an illuminated allegory of the spiritual life. Simply...

Christians sometimes make wrong choices in life, but God doesn't want us to run from them. He wants us to turn around, face them, and head in the right direction. This is the message waiting for readers inside Make a Legal YOU-Turn: A Prophet Delivered...

A large amount of Leviticus material has been found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. Yet there is surprisingly little secondary scholarly analysis of the role of Leviticus in this corpus. The book of Leviticus survives in several manuscripts; it also features...

The biblical prophets and Biblical Performance Criticism are brought together in three case studies (Elijah, Ezekiel, Jonah) presented as performances. This book proposes a new method of reading the biblical prophets with a threefold focus on creativity,...

The life of Moshe ben Maimon (Maimonides) remains a mystery to many within evangelical Christianity. However, he is lauded as a second Moses by many within modern Judaism. Does he deserve that title? Maimonides's via negativa created a rationale for...

Two Jews, Three Opinions examines a unique educational movement that began in 1980 when eight school leaders met to create RAVSAK: the Jewish Community Day School Network, an association of schools distinguished by being inclusive of all Jews in their...

The Abingdon Old Testament Commentaries provide compact, critical commentaries on the books of the Old Testament for the use of theological students and pastors. The commentaries are also useful for upper-level college or university students and for...

The Bible is the world's most recognized and popular book in existence, as it shares the story of redemption through Jesus Christ. However, several critics and skeptics have questioned the legitimacy of the Bible in people's lives. Author William Glaze...

Early Genesis is like a table of contents for the rest of the book, a seed from which the rest of Scripture and history unfolds: so many ideas, images, and events can be traced back to it. Like the seeds that are so often our staple for life, Genesis...

Due to the complexity of the speech-cycles in the book of Job, scholars have struggled to resolve interpretive tensions in the author's characterization of Job's three friends. This book focuses on the significance of the ancient Near Eastern social and...

Jerusalem, around 735 BC. Two armies threaten the Holy City to overthrow the dynasty of David. Ahaz, king of Judah, is consumed by fear and worry. Then the prophet Isaiah delivers his message: the 'alma is pregnant, she bears a son, and gives him the...

The Shoah is without question the defining moment in modern history, and it has transformed the manner in which the Bible is read and how God is understood. Questions that hitherto were rarely posed publicly must now be posed, and the human drama born...

The book of Deuteronomy is not an orphan. It belongs to a diverse family of legal traditions and cultures in the world of the Bible. The Social World of Deuteronomy: A New Feminist Commentary brings these traditions and cultures to life, and uses them to...

This book explores the relationship between Christian faith and Jewish identity from the perspective of three Jewish believers in Jesus living in eastern and central Europe before World War 1: Rudolf Hermann (Chaim) Gurland, Christian Theophilus Lucky...

Recent research in Babylon and Egypt has brought to light many valuable and historical records that were inscribed in stone by the very men living in those ancient times. These records, and the Bible history of the same, are here woven together in one...

The experiences of ancient Israel under the Exodus movement were a type of the experiences of modern Israel under the Advent movement. They are parallel movements. Ancient literal Israel was called out of ancient literal Egypt and led through the...

The spirit of the Sadducees is not something you hear of everyday and you may well ask yourself if such a thing actually exists. Well, take a look at this: The Sadducees were the chief priests, and controlled the majority in the Jewish ruling council,...

This book comprises an expository and experiential study of Psalm 73 focussing on how the Christian believer can deal with doubts and distresses in the Christian life. The Rev. Gordon Keddie (1944-2023) was a prolific author of popular evangelical and...

Explore what it means to be Jewish in contemporary America with a collection of columns by Professor Martin S. Jaffee, which first appeared in Seattle's JTNews: The Voice of Jewish Washington. From his early days as a boy in suburban Long Island,...

""What Saith The Scripture?"" is a book written by John Anderson in 1885. The book provides an exposition and analysis of the Pentateuch and earlier historical books of the Old Testament. The author explores the themes, characters, and events of the...

""Visions Of The King: And Other Sermons"" is a book written by Thomas Blackburn and published in 1881. The book is a collection of sermons that Blackburn delivered during his time as a pastor. The sermons cover a range of topics, but all focus on the...

Il libro ""Vecchio Testamento Secondolavolgata Tradotto In Lingua Italiana V19-20 (1817)"" ����� una traduzione in lingua italiana dei libri biblici dell'Antico Testamento. In particolare, si tratta della seconda versione della traduzione della Bibbia,...

Urim and Thummim, and Extracts from the Talmud is a book written by M.L. Rosvally and published in 1887. The book is a collection of essays and extracts from the Talmud, a central text of Judaism. The Urim and Thummim are mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as...

""Two Dissertations on Sacrifices: The First on All the Sacrifices of the Jews"" is a book written by William Outram and published in 1828. The book is a detailed study of the sacrifices made by the Jews in the Old Testament. The first dissertation...

Tzeenah Ureenah, Go Ye And See: A Rabbinical Commentary On Genesis (1885) is a book written by Yaakov Ben Yitzchak Ashkenazi. It is a commentary on the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Torah. The book was originally written in...

""Thoughts, Critical And Practical: On The Book Of Daniel"" is a book written by Uriah Smith and first published in 1881. The book is a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the biblical Book of Daniel, offering critical and practical insights into its...

""Thoughts On Parts Of Leviticus"" is a book written by Benjamin Wills Newton in 1852. The book is a commentary on the biblical book of Leviticus, which is part of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. In this book, Newton provides his...

The Young Men of Scripture is a book written by James Hiles Hitchens in 1879. The book is a collection of stories about young men in the Bible and their experiences. Hitchens explores the lives of Joseph, Moses, David, Daniel, and others, highlighting...

The Interpositions of Divine Providence: Selected Exclusively from the Holy Scriptures is a book written by Joseph Fincher in 1829. The book is a collection of stories and events from the Bible that demonstrate how God intervenes in the lives of...

The Golden Diary of Heart Converse with Jesus in the Book of Psalms is a spiritual book written by Alfred Edersheim and first published in 1866. The book is a collection of meditations and reflections on the Psalms, with a focus on the author's personal...

The Arguments Of The Books And Chapters Of The Old And New Testament V2: With Practical Observations is a book written by Jean Frederic Ostervald and published in 1833. This book provides a detailed analysis of the arguments presented in each book and...

""The Message of Israel's Lawgivers"" is a book written by Charles Foster Kent in 1902. In this book, Kent explores the laws of the Old Testament, codifying them and arranging them in order of growth. He also provides a paraphrased version of the laws,...

The book titled ""The Hebrew Text And A Latin Version Of The Book Of Solomon, Called Ecclesiastes: With Original Notes, Philological And Exegetical"" was written by Theodore Preston and was published in 1845. The book contains the Hebrew text and a Latin...