Sacred texts books

Contains a glossary of Arabic and Islamic terms aimed at making the understanding of unfamiliar terms easy for those...  Read More >>

This collection of essays explores the way our notions of self, other, subjectivity, gender and the sacred text...  Read More >>

This introduction explores the significance of the Koran in the modern world and in Muslim culture. Michael Cook...  Read More >>

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A volume comparable to Cliff's Notes, here highlighting the major themes and messages of the New Testament.  Read More >>

These selections from Rumi's ""Mathnawi"", a classic Sufi spiritual work, express the ""lion's roar"" of courage,...  Read More >>

In the winter of 1945-1946, Holocaust survivors in displaced persons camps around Munich created an extraordinary...  Read More >>

This text compares Hebrew, Greek and Latin texts that describe sacred institutions.  Read More >>

A personal meditation on the meaning of Judaism, and a vision for revitalising Jewish community and tradition in...  Read More >>

This book examines the powerful ministry of the apostle Paul and reveals how his shining example illuminates the...  Read More >>

All 220 biblical scrolls are presented and translated into English. The work reveals important differences between...  Read More >>

This text is concerned with the questions that have been addressed within the study of the early interpretation...  Read More >>

This collection includes hymns, prayers, blessings, and other liturgical texts illuminating the poetry and worship...  Read More >>

The Dead Sea Scrolls Study Edition is a reference tool to facilitate access to the Qumran collection of the Dead...  Read More >>

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No detailed description available for ""Tractate Berakhot"".  Read More >>

The first English translation of the Qur'an by an Englishman who is a Muslim, the aim of The Glorious Qur'an is...  Read More >>

These 14 papers present a varied exploration of the ways in which the Hebrew Biblie has influenced the modern world,...  Read More >>

An English translation of ""Sha'arei Teshuvah"", by Rabbeinu Yonah of Geronah (dated 1263).  Read More >>

Examines the profound teachings of beloved texts of Jewish life from the standpoints of other religious and philosophical...  Read More >>

A major treatise of Levi ben Gershom of Provence (1288-1344), one of the most creative and daring minds of the medieval...  Read More >>

This book offers an approach to the Jewish purity laws, the design of the Temple, and the ritual of animal sacrifice....  Read More >>

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This book is an analysis of the Copper Scroll, the most unique of the Dead Sea Scrolls, written in a cryptic format...  Read More >>