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Studies in the Hebrew Bible, Qumran, and the Septuagint: Presented to Eugene Ulrich

Studies in the Hebrew Bible, Qumran, and the Septuagint:...

Author: James C. VanderKam ,  Peter W. Flint
ISBN: 9789004137387
Format: Hardback
$594.00

Covers the publications of the year 2002, with additions from previous years that were missed in earlier volumes,...  Read More >>

Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān: Volume Five (Si-Z)

Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān: Volume Five (Si-Z)

Author: Jane Dammen McAuliffe
ISBN: 9789004123564
Format: Hardback
$1504.80

Features alphabetical entries with the publication of volume Five.  Read More >>

Simon Episcopius' Doctrine of Original Sin

Simon Episcopius' Doctrine of Original Sin

Author: Mark A. Ellis
ISBN: 9780820481098
Format: Hardback
$182.03

Simon Episcopius (1583-1643), who began his theological career as the protege of Jacobus Arminius, led the Arminians...  Read More >>

Matthew's Gospel and Judaism in the Late First Century C.E.: The Evidence from Matthew's Chapter on Parables (Matthew 13:1-52)

Matthew's Gospel and Judaism in the Late First Century...

Author: Anthony O. Ewherido
ISBN: 9780820479385
Format: Hardback
$326.70

Following a thorough examination of the structure, language, and argument of Matthew's discourse on parables, Anthony...  Read More >>

A Traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'an Commentary: The Kashshaf of Jar Allah al-Zamakhshari (d.538/1144)

A Traditional Mu'tazilite Qur'an Commentary: The Kashshaf...

Author: Andrew Lane
ISBN: 9789004147003
Format: Hardback
$594.00

Based mainly on primary sources and manuscript evidence, this book presents an in-depth study of the life and work...  Read More >>

Reading the Present in the Qumran Library: The Perception of the Contemporary by Means of Scriptural Interpretations

Reading the Present in the Qumran Library: The Perception...

Author: Kristin de Troyer ,  Armin Lange
ISBN: 9789004137615
Format: Hardback
$385.44

Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org)  Read More >>

Current Trends in the Study of Midrash

Current Trends in the Study of Midrash

Author: Carol Bakhos
ISBN: 9789004138704
Format: Hardback
$509.52

This important collection of essays by leading scholars of rabbinics reflects the current methodological approaches...  Read More >>

Splendours of Qur'an Calligraphy and Illuminations

Splendours of Qur'an Calligraphy and Illuminations

Author: Martin Lings
ISBN: 9780500976487
Format: Hardback
$396.00

The finest examples of this distinctive Islamic art form ever published.  Read More >>

Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an - Volumes 1-5 plus Index Volume (Set)

Encyclopaedia of the Qur'an - Volumes 1-5 plus Index...

Author: Jane Dammen McAuliffe
ISBN: 9789004147430
Format: Book
$5232.48

Drawing upon a scholarly heritage, this work combines alphabetically-arranged articles about the contents of the...  Read More >>

Mission and Moral Reflection in Paul

Mission and Moral Reflection in Paul

Author: Michael Barram
ISBN: 9780820474304
Format: Hardback
$291.98

The Apostle Paul sought to exert his influence and authority over the congregations he founded long after they had...  Read More >>

Menstruation and Childbirth in the Bible: Fertility and Impurity

Menstruation and Childbirth in the Bible: Fertility...

Author: Tarja S. Philip
ISBN: 9780820479088
Format: Hardback
$229.55

This book offers a careful study of biblical texts on menstruation and childbirth in the light of their ancient...  Read More >>

God as Father in Luke-Acts

God as Father in Luke-Acts

Author: Diane G. Chen ,  Hemchand Gossai
ISBN: 9780820479422
Format: Hardback
$323.14

God as Father in Luke-Acts argues that 'Father' is the central image for God in Luke-Acts by tracing a line of continuity...  Read More >>

Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam

Sufi Commentaries on the Qur'an in Classical Islam

Author: Kristin Sands
ISBN: 9780415366854
Format: Hardback
$305.00

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The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Three

The Zohar: Pritzker Edition, Volume Three

Author: Daniel C. Matt ,  Daniel Chanan Matt
ISBN: 9780804752107
Format: Hardback
$95.99

This third volume of The Zohar: Pritzker Edition completes the Zohar's commentary on the book of Genesis.  Read More >>

Halakhic Theology: A Sourcebook

Halakhic Theology: A Sourcebook

Author: Jacob Neusner
ISBN: 9780761833840
Format: Paperback
$91.95

Deriving from details of legal expositions some of the Halakhah's theological propositions, this book aims to show...  Read More >>

Religion and Sexuality: Passionate Debates

Religion and Sexuality: Passionate Debates

Author: C. K. Robertson
ISBN: 9780820474243
Format: Paperback
$79.07

Issues of religion and sexuality elicit passionate debate, as witnessed in the well-researched, provocative essays...  Read More >>

The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia

The Qur'an: An Encyclopedia

Author: Oliver Leaman
ISBN: 9780415326391
Format: Hardback
$752.40

Qur'an plays a central role in Islam and ever since it appeared, has been the subject of debate. This work presents...  Read More >>

Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the Hindu Tradition: The Song of the Lord

Interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and Images of the...

Author: Catherine A. Robinson (Bath Spa University, UK)
ISBN: 9780415346719
Format: Hardback
$266.00

This book investigates the relationship between the various interpretations of the Bhagavad-Gita and the Hindu tradition....  Read More >>

Approaches to the Qur'an in Contemporary Indonesia

Approaches to the Qur'an in Contemporary Indonesia

Author: Abdullah Saeed (, Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies and Director of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Islam, University of Melbourne)
ISBN: 9780197200018
Format: Hardback
$369.60

"Bringing together a range of Muslim intellectuals, this work aims to make their varied approaches to the ""Qur'an""...  Read More >>

Retelling the Ramayana: Voices from Kerala

Retelling the Ramayana: Voices from Kerala

Author: Nair C.N. Srikantan
ISBN: 9780195666236
Format: Hardback
$79.20

"Includes a play and five short stories based on the ""Ramayana"". These works interpret the epic from a different...  Read More >>

The Puranas: In the Light of Modern Science

The Puranas: In the Light of Modern Science

Author: K.Narayanaswami Aiyar
ISBN: 9788129200570
Format: Paperback
$21.99

Proves the scientific basis of the Puranas , probably the most condemned of the Smuais, as they seem to contain...  Read More >>

Ramayana Book Four: Kishkindha

Ramayana Book Four: Kishkindha

Author: Valmiki ,  Rosalind Lefeber
ISBN: 9780814752074
Format: Hardback
$51.99

Rama goes to the monkey capital of Kishkindha to seek help in finding Sita, and meets Hanuman, the greatest of the...  Read More >>

Mahabharata Book Nine (Volume 1): Shalya

Mahabharata Book Nine (Volume 1): Shalya

Author: Justin Meiland
ISBN: 9780814757062
Format: Hardback
$51.99

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