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Biblical genealogies do not have to be intimidating. For many people, coming across a list of unfamiliar names in the Bible serves as a stumbling block. We know it should be important, but are unclear how to make sense of it. In The Sinews of...

Autor je současný přední kabalista. Jeho kniha vysvětluje nejvýznamnějších světových duchovních učení tak, aby přinesla praktickou moudrost běžnému modernímu člověku. Kabala se zabývá zkoumáním světa a přírody. K hlavním tématům kabaly patří: duchovní...

הספר כולל אוסף של כל המאמרים שנכתבו ע"י הרב יהודה אשלג (בעל הסולם). האוסף כולל מאמרי שמעתי, פרי חכם, ספר ההקדמות,פתיחה לחכמת הקבלה, כתבי הדור האחרון ורבים אחרים

Човек може да помогне на другия именно когато вижда, че той е изпаднал в униние. Казано е: „Не може човек сам себе си да извади "от затвора", а именно другарят може да му създаде приповдигнато настроение. Казано другояче, другарят го издига от...

...В общем, Каббалу, методику ощущения Творца, можно выразить на любом языке, как музыку - не только на итальянском, или медицину - не только на латинском. Но так уж изначально произошло, что все великие каббалисты так передали нам устройство высшего...

Каждый день мы начинаем ежедневный урок каббалы с чтения короткой молитвы, составленной десяткой учеников, одной из сотен десяток из тысяч учеников со всего мира, которые учатся вместе, чтобы почувствовать одно общее сердце и раскрыть в нем единую высшую...

The Messianic Aleph Tav Scriptures (MATS) is a study bible which focuses on the study of the Aleph Tav character symbol used throughout the old testament (Tanakh) by both Moses and the Prophets and is the most exhaustive and unique rendition of its kind...

The Messianic Aleph Tav Scriptures (MATS) is a study bible which focuses on the study of the Aleph Tav character symbol used throughout the old testament (Tanakh) by both Moses and the Prophets and is the most exhaustive and unique rendition of its kind...

What would happen if the interpretation of Song of Solomon were to move beyond the layered traditions of rabbinic Judaism, the theological concerns of Christian communities, or even the Enlightenment ideals of a rigorously objective secular hermeneutic?...

The Gospel of John is a complex and intriguing testament, written on multiple symbolic levels-but it tells a very human story. Jesus was fallible; he made errors of judgement and found his plans scuppered more than once. In this gospel he is not divine...

Life damages everyone. Childhood trauma persisting for decades, love which wasn't, choices, mistakes...consequences. This is all intertwined with the joy, friendship, and contentment, which is also life. Masques, is a photo album made up of snapshots...

The kingdom of God functions as a key theme that clarifies the direction of redemptive history. The canonical narrative portrays God's dealing with humanity on both individual and corporate levels. Throughout the history of the church, many have claimed...

Write That They May Read is a collection of essays written in honor of our mentor, friend, and fellow scholar, Professor Alan R. Millard. Respectful of his contribution to our understanding of writing and literacy in the ancient biblical world, all the...

In a world where everyone seems to be preoccupied with ""living their best life,"" some of us are just trying to make it through the day. We find ourselves in a season of life where the bad days seem to outnumber the good . . . by a wide margin. We...

Rabbi Meir Kahane wrote an entire book, Time to Go Home, published in 1972, to persuade American Jews to make their homes in Israel. The book shows the reality of Jew hatred in America; the likelihood that the current social, economic, political and...

""Everyone did what was right in their own eyes."" This well-known indictment rumbles across the epilogue of Judges, denouncing God's people as wayward. Yet understanding the source of Israel's degenerative and downward spiral comes from an...

Volume 18, 2022<br /><br />This is the eighteenth volume of the hard-copy edition of a journal that has been published online (www.jgrchj.net) since 2000. As they appear, the hard-copy editions replace the online materials. The scope of...

Water. It's in nearly every book of the Bible! The world was made from water and was flooded by it. People were both killed and saved by it. Life requires water. It was in Eden and will be in the New Jerusalem. Moses, David, and most of the Old Testament...

The legacy of the late Andre LaCocque is brought to life in this book, each chapter having been written by his beloved friends and former students. His work has so inspired them that each of the contributor chapters moves LaCocque's work forward in...

The Day of the Lord texts of Malachi (Mal 3:2, 7; 4:5) demonstrate that he seems to allude to Joel's Day of the Lord (2:11, 13, 31 [MT 3:4]). Malachi's Day of the Lord seems to have a strong inner-biblical relationship with the Day of the Lord motif of...

The Babylonian attack on Jerusalem in 587 BCE forced upon the Israelite survivors the realization that Yahweh, one of the gods they had venerated, was an overwhelming presence in their affairs. The attack on their city had been devastating, overturning...

Job and Habakkuk represent the Bible's most focused interlocutors on the concepts of justice and theodicy. Both works center upon men chosen by God who see and suffer evil (Job 1:8, cf. Hab 1:1). Both books record the cries of these men as they wrestled...

Source criticism has been at the center of biblical studies for the last two centuries. In that time, it has produced a wide range of theories and approaches, often conflicting. This book provides a concise overview of the major approaches and positions...

Though these three belief systems intertwine throughout history, they are in fact extremely different in both basic structure and ultimately, in deity. Many people have  claimed  over  the  years  that  the  God...

A boy from the future. A Persian slave girl. One deadly secret.Marius, a delinquent teenager, has more trouble than he can handle. He is sent back in time and finds himself facing yet another dilemma.King Antiochus Epiphanes IV crushes Jerusalem, leaving...

This book covers basic maintenance skills that can save your community hundreds of dollars and berakhot levatalah. Ideally, you would learn this material in conjunction with a teacher; a real sofer's apprenticeship lasts several years. A...

Contents1 The Practice of Homefulness2 A Myriad of ""Truth and Reconciliation"" Commissions3 Bragging about the Right Stuff4 A Culture of Life and the Politics of Death5 Elisha as the Original Pentecost Guy6 The Stunning Outcome of a One-Person Search...

What is the meaning of life? The question has been asked by the brightest philosophical minds for centuries. Still to this day answers vary greatly depending on the worldview. Solomon, the wisest king in Israel's history, set all his energies to search...

Narratives in Genesis 1-11 have been misunderstood in many ways, but they especially have been used to oppress women and African Americans and to present a God of wrath and judgment. This commentary seeks to explain the real message behind those...

In Read Him Again and Again, Andrew Zack Lewis explores the reception history of the book of Job and the hermeneutical presuppositions of its interpreters. He pays special attention to the interpretations of Soren Kierkegaard (in his ""Upbuilding...

לְדַעַת רַבֵּנוּ הָאֲרִ"י זלה"ה צָרִיךְ לִכְתֹּב עֲקִיבָה עִם הָאוֹת ה' וְלֹא א', לָכֵן בְּסֵפֶר זֶה רַבִּי עֲקִיבָה הוּא עִם הָאוֹת הלִקּוּטֵי תּוֹרָה, כְּתוּבִים, תְּהִלִּים צז - אוּר' זְרוֹעַ' לַצַּדִּיק' וּלְיִשְׁרֵי' לֵב' שְׂמֵחָה'. סוֹפִי תֵּבוֹת...

First, you need to know that the Bible was originally written in the holy language, which today is called Hebrew. The Tanach itself went through a series of translations from language to language until today's English language. As a whole, the Tanakh was...

Das Sefer Shemirat HaLashon, Lebenslust ist das Hauptwerk von Rabbi Yisrael Meir Kagan, der später einfach als Chofetz Chaim bekannt wurde. Das Buch befasst sich mit der jüdischen Ethik und den Gesetzen der Rede und gilt als die maßgebliche Quelle zu...

-ABOUT THE BOOK:  Are the Old Testament's messianic-era prophecies fulfilled in the Church? Yes! Are these same prophecies fulfilled in Israel? Yes! The Church does not completely "replace" Israel. How can this be? Because Israel fulfills these...

Discover the inspiring stories of the Bible's greatest heroes and their struggles for faith in 'Patriarchs and Prophets' by Christian author Ellen G. White. Uncover the journeys of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, and Moses as they face...

The Ark of Yahweh in Redemptive History is an exegetical and theological study of the Ark of Yahweh throughout the Old Testament. The ark, which appears as the centerpiece of Israelite existence in Old Testament times, is widely understood as the unique...

In Christians and Jews Together, Stuart Dauermann challenges Christians and Jews to discover new ways to partner together in serving what God is up to in the world. He imaginatively connects the thinking of Paul the Apostle with the Prophet Ezekiel,...

To open the Book of Psalms is to enter the world of God. To read the Psalms is to read the words of God and hear the words of these ancient people in response to this God who has graciously drawn them into an eternal covenant. The Book of Psalms is one...

<p>From the onset, Apostle Scantlebury presents the tenets of his tome, by eloquently contrasting the two dimensions of Faith: (1) where we use our Faith to acquire and believe God for new things and victories in Him and (2) where we use that same...

Argues that the modern practice of critique emerged out of religious traditions and can in many ways be traced back to them.

Combines personal accounts with insights from psychology to understand the continuing impact of Holocaust trauma in Lithuania.A Survivor Named Trauma examines the nature of trauma and memory as they relate to the Holocaust in Lithuania. How do we behave...

A Levinasian commentary on the Torah.

Combines powerful first-person accounts with incisive scholarly analysis to understand the phenomenon of ultra-Orthodox Jews who leave their insular communities and venture into the wider world.

Study of a fascinating medieval Jewish philosopher, focusing on his twin conceptions of history.

A psychological study, based on extensive interview data, of Jewish adults who take on a devout lifestyle.

Surveys the current state of Jewish American and Holocaust literatures as well as approaches to teaching them.What does it mean to read, and to teach, Jewish American and Holocaust literatures in the early decades of the twenty-first century? New...