Sacred texts books

In this thought-provoking book, David Weiss Halivni asserts that the act of acknowledging and accounting for inconsistencies...  Read More >>

In a methodological discussion of this issue, the contributors cover a range of topics, from ancient poltics to...  Read More >>

Brings together critical essays which raise key issues surrounding Islam's holy book, Koran. This anthology begins...  Read More >>

Demonstrating the commonality of the world's religions and our common humanity, this rich and varied anthology of...  Read More >>

A presentation of al-Khu'i's ideas on the interpretation of the Qur'an. Treating many critical and controversial...  Read More >>

"This re-examination of ""Genesis"" 1-11 is based on a strongly positive evaluation of the ""Septuagint"" as a reliable...  Read More >>

This volume presents the text of 44 leaves from the Tocharin A version of the Maitreyasamiti - and important work...  Read More >>

This translation and commentary on an important Hindu text on the Great Goddess envisions a universe created and...  Read More >>

This translation and commentary on an important Hindu text on the Great Goddess envisions a universe created and...  Read More >>

This text provides a reinterpretation of the great religious texts in the history of Western civilization, illuminating...  Read More >>

The Upanisads are the central scriptures of Hinduism, representing some of the literary products in the history...  Read More >>

A comprehensive new translation and commentary by one of today's most widely acclaimed scholars in the field.Professor...  Read More >>

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The Dhammapada, the Pali version of one of the most popular texts of the Buddhist canon, also ranks among the classics...  Read More >>

This volume presents the long-awaited edition of the Cave 4 manuscripts of Serekh Ha-Yahad or The Rule of the Community,...  Read More >>

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This monograph contains an analysis of the text-internal reader in Isaiah 6-12. For that purpose, two modern literary...  Read More >>

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This text acknowledges the full extent of Canaanite influence on the Hebrew religion and notes the systematic abstraction...  Read More >>

Argues that the biblical historians were influenced by typology, interpretation of earlier texts, satire and ideology;...  Read More >>

The present volume considers how Josephus resolves apparent contradictions, obscurities, and theological and other...  Read More >>

This text explores the presence of the fantastic in Biblical and related texts, and the influence of Biblical traditions...  Read More >>

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