Judaism Books

Does the Christian church replace the nation Israel in the plan of God? The doctrine of supersessionism answers this question in the affirmative. But is supersessionism a biblical doctrine? Michael J. Vlach offers a detailed examination of the view that...

Julius Wellhausen hat maßgeblich zum Verständnis der biblischen Prophetie beigetragen und gilt als einer der Erzväter des Prophetenbildes des 20. Jahrhunderts. Zusammen mit seinen Zeitgenossen rechnete er mit der evolutionären Entwicklung der...

Die Studie beschäftigt sich mit Konzeptionen des rituellen Schreibens der STaM (Sifrei Torah, Tefillin, Mezuzot) im pluralistischen Kontext der europäischen Kultur Frankreichs und Deutschlands vom 11. bis 14. Jahrhundert. Dabei stehen nicht die Artefakte...

Mit dem vierten Band der Schriftenreihe "Jiddistik: Edition & Forschung" liegt erstmals eine umfang- und facettenreiche Sammlung moderner jiddischer Kurzgeschichten in standardisierter Orthographie vor. Die Auswahl umfasst Werke von dreißig...

Der Sammelband vereint mehrere, in einem längeren Zeitraum entstandene Aufsätze des Verfassers aus den Themenbereichen Vergleichende Semitistik und Nordwestsemitische Epigraphik / Religionsgeschichte Palästinas. Neben einen Beitrag zur vergleichenden...

Die ältesten Stücke des Jeremiabuches, die sich den Arbeiten von K.-F. Pohlmann (1978), C. Levin (1985) und K. Schmid (1996) zufolge u.a. im Bereich von Jer 4-6; 8-10 befinden, beklagen die Verwüstung des Landes durch einen von Norden kommenden Feind...

and I found//the cry of my soul//buried//in ancient text//opened//like comforting arms// when I needed it most. In her sixth volume of poetry, Rabbi Suzanne Brody embarks on a journey of transformation and self-actualization. Drawing from her...

The Spiritual Symbolism of the Psalms is a comprehensive commentary revealing the hidden spiritual meaning of the Psalms to make each Psalm directly applicable to one’s life. The interpretation is based on symbolism and allegory that is universal...

Stories of a Jewish life from a Galitzianer shtetl to a Florida condiminium, told by an award-winning storyteller."Her writing has a lively, spoken word rhythm, as if she is the raconteur in your living room telling tales out of school. This is the oral...

The book Wrestling Jacob presents close readings of the biblical stories of Jacob from both literary and psychological perspectives. The readings explore the relationship between text and subtext as reflecting the relationship between the conscious and...

The Book of Jasher is a secular history covering a period from the creation to the period of the Judges in Israel. Jasher is referenced in the Holy Bible twice by two different authors. Three versions of Jasher are purported copies of the 'Lost Book' and...

The First and Second Books of Enoch: The Ethiopic and Slavonic Texts: A Comprehensive Translation with Commentary contains Lumpkin's renowned work of his first book, "The Lost Book of Enoch" along with his newest work on "The Second Book of Enoch."He...

The First and Second Books of Adam and Eve make up an apocryphal story, written in a midrash style, detailing the time from the planting of the Garden of Eden and creation of Adam to the time of Enoch. For those interested in Angels and Demons, the...

At the beginning of 1 & 2 Kings, Solomon's reign brought peace, prosperity, dynamic international trade and a magnificent centre of worship. By contrast, at the end, the people faced complete reversal: they and their king were in exile; Jerusalem and...

Did it ever cross your mind that the God of love can hate certain people? Even before they are born. How can that be? Is it true, and why would God hate anyone? What can a person do that would cause the God of peace and love to hate them?This is the...

SPECIAL EDITON WITH FULL COLOR PHOTOSChuck Moon was a retired minister for the Methodist church, following the Wesleyan tradition. A man of many faces, he prolifically shared his view of life as a devoted minister and recovering alcoholic. His ramblings...

This book was written with all possible simplicity. It tells the story of Israel and of Israel's writings: the two run naturally together. That story expands and deepens as it flows on, and perhaps the account of it here given changes stye in like...

The gap between the New Testament and the Imprecatory Psalms is less than we think. When faced with prayers against enemies in the Psalms, we are too quick to assume that these Old Testament authors were ignorant of some basic New Testament ethics. They...

Ecclesiastes is the translation in the Greek Bible called the Septuagint of a Hebrew word, Koheleth, whose meaning it is hopeless to fix with accuracy. All that we can say is that the word has something to do with a congregation or and assembly, hence...

Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Stories grapples with traditional midrashim, plays with homoerotic love poems from medieval Spain, and envisions alternate versions of the present. Inspired by the pioneering work of Jewish...

Alluring yet frustrating. Charming yet maddening. Such is our reaction to the literary wonder called Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth), a ""wisdom"" book that has captured the fascination of readers everywhere for over two millennia with its mix of poetry and...

Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial/ethnic population in the United States. Especially since the 1990s, readings by Asian American biblical scholars have been increasing to meet the particular theological and pastoral concerns of their...

From the Middle Eastern politics of Donald Trump to the UK's 2016 EU Referendum, large numbers of Christians are making decisions based on the alleged "end-times" aspects of modern politics. Such apocalyptic views often operate beneath "the radar" of...

Rebekah's creativeness and perseverance in obtaining the blessing for Jacob was determined and powerful. This narrative creates a birth scene to equal her awesome entry into the world. Her adult life was far from normal, so an uncharacteristic childhood...

If you love looking at history and seeing God's perfect plan in everything, then this is the right book for you. The kings of divided Israel reigned from approximately 950 BC to 586 BC. Unlike Saul, David, and Solomon, the great kings of the united...

This book is a detailed theological analysis of blindness in the Hebrew Bible. It explores blindness in the context of religion, law codes, theodicy, social justice, and healing. McAllister first considers the wider context of ancient Near Eastern...

Christians believe the Jews' Old Testament narrative is God's means of introducing himself to humanity. However, a lengthy gap occurs in the Jews' biblical story, from the end of their Babylonian captivity in Ezra and Nehemiah's day until they resurface...

God, Pain and Love, the story, begins in Tampa, Florida. I was born the son of Laura Rogers, a.k.a. Candy. Yes, my mom was in the streets before I came to be. I'm the brother of six, four boys and two girls. My mother did a great job on us despite the...

This volume is a collection of essays written by former students and colleagues of the late John H. Sailhamer. It includes scholarly treatments of compositional and canonical issues across the Tanakh. These essays are presented in honor of the memory and...

Greg Rigby's The God Secret uncovers a startling truth about the greatest mystery of all times-the origins of the Judeo/Christian God and its teachings.Rigby's intensive research of ancient Egypt, Astronomy, The Book of Revelation and the history of...

The essential reference for spiritual leaders and all who are called to help others listen for God's voice. Offers insight into the theology and practice of spiritual direction, embodied spirituality and group work, from all contemporary Jewish movements.

B-5520 KEYS TO A HAPPIER MARRIAGEThis Book Could Determine The Future of Your Marriage. Dynamic Principles for Successful Relationships...Respecting Your Mate / The Importance of A Family Altar / Recognizing The Value of Marriage To God and much more...

Shulgi-simti is an important example of a woman involved in sponsoring religious activities though having a family life. An Ox of One's Own will be of interest to Assyriologists, particularly those interested in Early Mesopotamia, and scholars working on...

Scholars often assume that the nature of Mesopotamian kingship was such that questioning royal authority was impossible. This volume challenges that general assumption, by presenting an analysis of the motivations,methods, and motifs behind a scholarly...

The Jewish Journal of South Florida is the largest Jewish newspaper in America. It boasts an open marketplace of ideas on its opinion-editorial pages, featuring columns from the left and the right on the political and religious continuums. Rabbi Bruce...

It has been widely recognized that the Book of the Twelve, Hosea to Malachi, was considered a single composition in antiquity. Recent articles and monographs have discussed the internal clues to this composition, but there has been little effort to...