Judaism: sacred texts books

Opens up to a more general audience the cultural richness of that broad and deep corpus of literature that stretches...  Read More >>

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A lively retelling of the bible that follows the weekly reading of the bible in the synagogue. Interspersed are...  Read More >>

Opens up to a more general audience the cultural richness of that broad and deep corpus of literature that stretches...  Read More >>

This volume investigates the layers of meaning of the Qumran community's liturgical practice as prayer (communication...  Read More >>

Jonathan Schofer offers the first theoretically framed examination of rabbinic ethics in several decades. Centering...  Read More >>

Stirring words of the most outspoken of the Hebrew prophets are reexamined in this concluding volume of the esteemed...  Read More >>

Jesus as represented in the Talmud is a subject which must interest the Christian student. For what can be of profounder...  Read More >>

This edition, mainly based on the FARMS database, presents for the first time all the non-biblical Qumran texts...  Read More >>

Is it possible to turn that rush that comes from closing a business deal or having a brief, passionate affair into...  Read More >>

This long-awaited, magisterial study-an unparalleled blend of philosophy, poetry, and philology-draws on theories...  Read More >>

The code of Maimonides (1138–1204) is one of the most famous and important writings in Hebrew since the Bible. This...  Read More >>

Ramban (Nachmanides) Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman, who lived in 13th-century Spain, was one of the greatest minds in...  Read More >>

In recent scholarship, the field of folklore studies has gained a new acceptance among biblical scholars even though...  Read More >>

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Edition with commentary of manuscript fragments of the Avot de-Rabbi Nathan from the Cairo Genizah.  Read More >>

New, larger edition! Commonly known as the Jastrow Dictionary, this work is the definitive choice for studying the...  Read More >>

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Freie Universit'at Berlin, 1997.  Read More >>

Maïmonide, philosophe dans la mouvance d'al-Farabi, était médecin, informé des mathématiques et maître de la littérature...  Read More >>

This volume assembles for the first time a representative statement of Judaic learning on the Old Testament as it...  Read More >>

For the uninitiated - and even for seasoned scholars - the Talmud is a daunting sea of literature. Jacob Neusner...  Read More >>

How did the biblical books develop into Mikra, or holy Scripture? How did this unique text give rise to such a wealth...  Read More >>

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By setting forth the book of Genesis as it is re-presented in the rabbinic statement Genesis Rabbah, Neusner demonstrates...  Read More >>