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Sixty-six colleagues, friends, and former students of Edward L. Greenstein present essays honoring him upon his retirement. Throughout Greenstein's half-century career he demonstrated expertise in a host of areas astonishing in its...

For many, the Old Testament is an unwieldy collection of stories, poems, rituals, and laws. Is there any way to make sense of all these different kinds of writings?Combining scholarship with readability, The Old Testament in 12 Verses clears a...

Widely considered the genesis of the Reconstructionist Movement, Kaplan's Judaism as a Civilization represents a watershed moment in modern Judaism.In this classic, Mordecai Kaplan introduced a new way of looking at Judaism: as an evolving religious...

For hundreds of years, scholars have debated the meaning of Jesus' central theological term, the 'kingdom of God'. Most of the argument has focused on its assumed eschatological connotations and Jesus' adherence or deviation from these ideas. Within the...

This book offers a careful study of biblical texts on menstruation and childbirth in the light of their ancient Near Eastern background. Close reading of the biblical texts, based on classical and feminist biblical interpretation, and supported by...

While we may know the Bible stories of Israel's military leaders, kings, and prophets, we are often less familiar with the stories of the women who helped to establish a monarchy, defend Israel's interests, and reflect God's image in unique ways. In...

In Scripture we encounter God and come to know God's people. Women in the Old Testament, Part One, takes you on a journey through Israel's beginnings, Israel's captivity and freedom, and Israel's tribal period from the perspective of the earliest women...

The Elijah-Elisha narrative (1 Kings 16:29-2 Kings 13) is perhaps the most underestimated text in the Bible. Far from being a disparate collection, it is a carefully crafted double drama that both mirrors life and synthesizes the entire Primary History...

Religion and Judaism From A Different Perspective was written for people of all faiths as well as for people of no faith. It was not written for people of the Jewish faith only. Religion and Judaism From A Different Perspective offers the answers so...

This book discusses major themes and critical issues of the Old Testament in a way that relates to current experience, context and culture.

The first in a major new series of guides to the books of the Old Testament written in an accessible and anecdotal style. The series is suitable for personal or group use and the format is also appropriate for daily study. In this second of his studies...

"These quizzes can transform a Shabbos table into an exciting, engrossing and enjoyable experience."- RABBI DR. SHOLOM GOLD, Rabbi Emeritus, Kehillat Zichron Yoseph, Har NofTORAH IQ: The Great Torah Riddle BookMore than 1,500 questions and answers on the...

Eldad The Pilgrim, Part 1: A Sketch Of The Manners And Customs Of The Jews, In The Century Which Preceded The Advent Of Our Savior is a book written by the Society Promoting Christian Knowledge in 1855. The book tells the story of Eldad, a Jewish pilgrim...

""Defense of the Hebrew Grammar of Gesenius Against Professor Stuart's Translation"" is a book written by Thomas Jefferson Conant in 1847. The book is a response to an earlier work by Professor Stuart, who had translated Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar into...

The History Of The Man After God�������s Own Heart is a book written by Peter Annet in 1766. The book is a biography of King David, who is referred to in the Bible as a man after God's own heart. The author provides a detailed account of David's life,...

""Conversations Between The Rabbi Of The Boarding House And A Company Of Intelligent Ladies And Gentlemen"" is a book written by Harry H. Young and published in 1893. The book is a collection of conversations that took place between the Rabbi of a...

Horae Psalmodicae is a book published anonymously in 1807. The book provides a popular view of the Psalms of David and their significance as evidence for the divine origin of both Jewish and Christian religions. The author explores the themes and...

""Hieronymi Quaestiones Hebraicae In Libro Geneseos (1868)"" est liber auctore De Lagarde, Paulo, qui continet quaestiones et interpretationes Hieronymi, doctoris Ecclesiae et linguisticae, in Libro Geneseos Hebraico. In hoc libro, Hieronymus inquiruntur...

Hizuk Emunah, also known as Faith Strengthened, is a book written by Isaac Ben Abraham Troki in 1851. The book is a defense of Judaism against the arguments of Christianity, particularly the Christian belief in the Trinity. Troki was a 17th-century...

Emerson's Lessons On The Old Testament is a book written by Joseph Emerson in 1857. The book is a part of a Biblical outline and provides a detailed analysis of the Old Testament. The author has divided the book into different sections, each of which...

Discourses On The Book Of Genesis (1864) is a religious text written by Henry A. Henry. The book is a collection of sermons and lectures that explore the themes and stories of the Book of Genesis in the Bible. The author provides a detailed analysis of...

""Disquisitions On The Prophecies Of Daniel"" is a book written by L.E. Lincoln in 1843. The book is a detailed analysis of the prophecies of the biblical figure Daniel, as recorded in the Old Testament. The author provides a thorough examination of the...

""Die Entwickelung Der Religiosen Idee Im Judenthume, Christenthume Und Islam"" ist ein Buch von Ludwig Philippson, das im Jahr 1874 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Es untersucht die Entwicklung der religi������sen Ideen im Judentum, Christentum und Islam und...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Algernon James Pollock's classic volume is an exposition of "types" - people, places, objects, events, offices, activities and institutions - connected with the Tabernacle, the Priesthood, the Offerings and the Feasts (particularly as described in the...

In this volume dedicated to the life and work of Christopher R. Seitz, biblical scholars and theologians approach the question of who Israel's God is for Christians. Each essay reflects upon the implications of biblical theology and theological exegesis...

Empirical models based on ancient Near Eastern literature and variations between different textual traditions have been used to lend credibility to the identification of the sources behind biblical literature and the different editorial layers. In this...

Since Richard Laurence published the first English translation of 1 Enoch in 1821, its importance for an understanding of early Christianity has been generally recognized. The present volume is the first book of essays contributed by international...

Genesis, as the first book of the Bible, is the foundational book for the entire biblical canon. In Genesis we find the themes of creation, relationship, covenant, hope, and redemption that will come to characterize God's grand story throughout the rest...

The Testimonium Flavianum, a brief passage in Jewish Antiquities by Flavius Josephus (37 - ca. 100 AD), is widely considered the only extant evidence besides the Bible of the historicity of Jesus Christ. In the sixteenth century the authenticity of this...

Many readers are convinced that the Psalms are hopelessly "masculine," especially given that seventy-three of the 150 psalms begin with headings linking them to King David. In this volume, Denise Dombkowski Hopkins sets stories about women in the Hebrew...

This multivolume work is still proving to be as fundamental to Old Testament studies as its companion set, the Kittel-Friedrich Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, has been to New Testament studies.Beginning with 'ābh ('āb), -father, -...

All too often Scripture is read only to find answers to life's perplexing questions, to prove a theological point, or to formulate doctrine. But William Brown argues that if read properly, what the Bible does most fundamentally is arouse a sacred...

In Preaching Christ from Daniel Sidney Greidanus shows preachers and teachers how to prepare expository messages from the six narratives and four visions in the book of Daniel. Using the most up-to-date biblical scholarship, Greidanus addresses...

Change is an often uncomfortable and disruptive force -- yet nothing is more inevitable than the necessity of adapting to new circumstances. Whether it's leaving home, moving to a new city, getting married, having children, changing jobs, losing a...

What possible connections could there be between a modern-day spy, the biblical person of Job, and YOU? More than you may think!Dr. Gary C. Huckabay brings out the life applications of Job by comparing the biblical saga to James R. Hannibal's celebrated...

These studies develop further the investigation carried out in Geza Vermes' book Jesus and Jew and The Dead Sea Scrolls and shed light on many important and controversial issues from that period. Subjects include the relationship of Jewish studies to the...

Since ancient tales of terror speak all to frighteningly of the present, Trible's aim is here to tell what she calls 'sad stories': tales of terror with women as victims. Belonging to the sacred scriptures of synagogue and church, these narratives yield...

Demonstrates that there were more messianic beliefs in Judaism at the time of Jesus than is commonly recognised.

This is book is an exploration of Christianity alongside Jewish guides who are well-studied in and sympathetic to Christianity, but only ever "near Christianity." Using his journey within historical Jesus research and New Testament studies, Anthony Le...

In 1946 the first of the Dead Sea Scroll discoveries was made near the site of Qumran, at the northern end of the Dead Sea. Despite the much publicized delays in the publication and editing of the Scrolls, practically all of them had been made public by...

Le livre ""La Sainte Ecriture De L�������Ancien Testament V5-6: Exposee Et Eclaircie Par Demandes Et Par Reponses (1764)"" de Polier, Georges est un ouvrage en deux volumes qui pr�����sente une explication d�����taill�����e de l'Ancien Testament de la...

La Oposici������n y Conjunci������n de los Dos Grandes Luminares de la Tierra (1645) es un libro escrito por Carlos Garc������a. En este libro, el autor explora la relaci������n entre la Luna y el Sol y c������mo afectan a la Tierra. Garc������a examina...

""Joodsche Oudheden, In Opzigt Van Hunne Mond-Wet, En Talmud"" is een boek geschreven door Daniel Le Roy in 1720. Het boek gaat over de Joodse geschiedenis en cultuur en richt zich specifiek op de Mond-Wet en de Talmud. Le Roy beschrijft de Joodse...