Criticism & exegesis of sacred texts books

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Wisdom Texts from Qumran

Wisdom Texts from Qumran

Author: Daniel Harrington S. J.
ISBN: 9780415139076
Format: Paperback
$56.00

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Wisdom Texts from Qumran

Wisdom Texts from Qumran

Author: Daniel Harrington S. J.
ISBN: 9780415139069
Format: Hardback
$182.00

This is the first full analysis of the Qumran wisdom texts. New translations and a full explanation of the background...  Read More >>

The Qur'an and Its Exegesis: Selected Texts with Classical and Modern Muslim Interpretations

The Qur'an and Its Exegesis: Selected Texts with Classical...

Author: Helmut Gatje
ISBN: 9781851681181
Format: Paperback
$49.95

This work brings together a collection of commentaries, translated from the original Arabic, on some of the key...  Read More >>

Studies on the Origins and Uses of Islamic Hadith

Studies on the Origins and Uses of Islamic Hadith

Author: G.H.A. Juynboll
ISBN: 9780860786047
Format: Hardback
$273.00

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Current Research and Technological Developments on the Dead Sea Scrolls: Conference on the Texts from the Judean Desert, Jerusalem, 30 April 1995

Current Research and Technological Developments on the...

Author: Frank Moore Cross ,  Donald Parry
ISBN: 9789004106628
Format: Hardback
$528.00

The topics covered in this volume of conference papers range from scribal markings to the messiah texts, multiple...  Read More >>

Heralds of That Good Realm: Syro-Mesopotamian Gnosis and Jewish Traditions

Heralds of That Good Realm: Syro-Mesopotamian Gnosis...

Author: John Reeves
ISBN: 9789004104594
Format: Hardback
$575.52

This study is an important contribution to the scholarly reassessment of the roles played by Second Temple Judaism,...  Read More >>

Following the Shepherd: Through the Twenty-Third Psalm

Following the Shepherd: Through the Twenty-Third Psalm...

Author: Peter Jeffery
ISBN: 9781850491255
Format: Paperback
$10.22

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The First Historians: The Hebrew Bible and History

The First Historians: The Hebrew Bible and History

Author: Baruch Halpern (University of Georgia)
ISBN: 9780271024493
Format: Paperback
$84.35

This volume examines the Hebrew Bible and its history, challenging the established understanding and views of the...  Read More >>

The True Israel: Uses of the Names Jew, Hebrew and Israel in Ancient Jewish and Early Christian Literature

The True Israel: Uses of the Names Jew, Hebrew and Israel...

Author: Harvey
ISBN: 9789004106178
Format: Hardback
$654.72

This study examines the uses of the names Jew , Hebrew and Israel in the surviving literature - especially...  Read More >>

David as Reader: 2 Samuel 12:1-15 and the Poetics of Fatherhood

David as Reader: 2 Samuel 12:1-15 and the Poetics of...

Author: Pyper
ISBN: 9789004105812
Format: Hardback
$422.40

Starting from David's response to Nathan in 2 Sam 12 as a model of the character as reader, this book employs an...  Read More >>

The Meaning of the Glorious Quran

The Meaning of the Glorious Quran

Author: M.M. Pickthall
ISBN: 9780915957224
Format: Paperback
$31.68

This is Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall (1875-1936) classic translation of the Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an. Pickthall,...  Read More >>

Literary Structure and Rhetorical Strategies in the Hebrew Bible

Literary Structure and Rhetorical Strategies in the...

Author: L. J. de Regt ,  J. de Waard
ISBN: 9781575060118
Format: Hardback
$105.55

Offers a collection on discourse, narrative poetic form, and linguistics in the Old Testament.  Read More >>

The Myth of Cosmic Rebellion: A Study of its Reflexes in Ugaritic and Biblical Literature

The Myth of Cosmic Rebellion: A Study of its Reflexes...

Author: Hugh Page Jr.
ISBN: 9789004105638
Format: Hardback
$567.60

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The Descent of Christ: Ephesians 4:7-11 and Traditional Hebrew Imagery

The Descent of Christ: Ephesians 4:7-11 and Traditional...

Author: Hall Harris
ISBN: 9789004103108
Format: Hardback
$446.16

This detailed study of Ephesians 4:7-11 and the Old Testament quotation it contains (Ps. 68:19) focuses on the underlying...  Read More >>

Anthropomorphism and Interpretation of the Qur'an in the Theology of al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim: Kitab al-Mustarshid. Edited with Translation, Introduction and Notes

Anthropomorphism and Interpretation of the Qur'an in...

Author: Binyamin Abrahamov
ISBN: 9789004104082
Format: Hardback
$332.64

This edition and annotated translation of al-Qasim's Kitab al-mustarshid includes a discussion of anthropomorphism...  Read More >>

Magic and Divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria

Magic and Divination in Ancient Palestine and Syria...

Author: Jeffers
ISBN: 9789004105133
Format: Hardback
$583.44

This publication is a detailed study of magical and divinatory practices in the Ancient Near East, particularly...  Read More >>

The Provenance of Deuteronomy 32

The Provenance of Deuteronomy 32

Author: Paul Sanders
ISBN: 9789004106482
Format: Hardback
$939.84

A survey of previous literature about the provenance of the song in Deuteronomy 32 and a discussion of its text...  Read More >>

Commentaries on the  Vedas , the  Upanishads  and the  Bhagavad Gita: Three Branches of India's Life Tree

Commentaries on the Vedas , the Upanishads and the...

Author: Sri Chinmoy
ISBN: 9780884971139
Format: Paperback
$36.83

This is a poetic commentary on the three ancient scriptures which form the foundations of India's spiritual tradition....  Read More >>

The Value of Human Life: A Study of the Story of the Flood (Genesis 6-9)

The Value of Human Life: A Study of the Story of the...

Author: P.J. Harland
ISBN: 9789004105348
Format: Hardback
$567.60

This book offers a fascinating, original approach to the story of the flood in Genesis by providing an exegesis...  Read More >>

Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel

Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel

Author: Nahum M. Sarna
ISBN: 9780805210637
Format: Paperback
$39.99

The book of Exodus records the pivotal events in the formation of biblical Israel-the deliverance from slavery,...  Read More >>

Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible

Author: Rabbi Dan Cohn-Sherbok (Professor of Judaism, University of Wales, UK)
ISBN: 9780304337033
Format: Paperback
$150.00

Aiming to provide a concise account of the Hebrew Bible, this...  Read More >>

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