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Geschichte Israels Geschichte Israels Noth, Martin vii, 487 p. ; 23 cm OL1332040W
God in search of man God in search of man Abraham Joshua Heschel xxxviii, 437 p. ; 24 cm OL1431474W
Rashi Rashi Elie Wiesel From Elie Wiesel, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, comes a magical book that introduces us to the towering figure of Rashi--Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki--the great biblical and Talmudic commentator of the … OL14856761W
Learn Talmud Learn Talmud Jacob Neusner A study of the Talmud that applies traditional values to modern life. OL14933882W
Judaism and Christian art Judaism and Christian art Herbert L. Kessler,David Nirenberg From Amazon: Christian cultures across the centuries have invoked Judaism in order to debate, represent, and contain the dangers presented by the sensual nature of art. By engaging Judaism, both real… OL15489261W
CREATION IN JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN TRADITION; ED. BY HENNING GRAF REVENTLOW CREATION IN JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN TRADITION; ED. BY HENNING GRAF REVENTLOW Yair Hoffman,Henning Graf Reventlow In this volume Jewish and Christian perspectives on creation of the Bible, with contemporary theological, philosophical and political issues are raised by the biblical-Jewish-Christian concepts of cr… OL16950640W
Daughters of Abraham Daughters of Abraham Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad,John L. Esposito "Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book will be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion, and interfaith studies.… OL17775281W
Jewish worship Jewish worship Abraham Ezra Millgram This work of immense Scholarship (673 pages) is well-documented and written with scholarship and love. Chapter 7 deals with Shabbat liturgy (p. 161-198), which is discussed in detail with a special f… OL1916983W
The new encyclopedia of Judaism The new encyclopedia of Judaism Fred Skolnick,Geoffrey Wigoder,Shmuel Himelstein The new encyclopedia of Judaism is a comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia that presents every aspect of the Jewish religion and represents current thinking among scholars in the Reform, Conservative… OL20621998W
The Jesus movement The Jesus movement Ekkehard W. Stegemann,Wolfgang Stegemann "This work by two New Testament scholars is the first comprehensive social history of the earliest churches. Integrating the historical and social data, they locate the ancient Galileans, Judeans, an… OL20944065W
Homélies contre les Juifs Homélies contre les Juifs Jacob of Serug Presents a French translation and Syriac text of "Memre de-lukbal Yehudaye". OL20946103W
Dictionary of Judaism in the biblical period Dictionary of Judaism in the biblical period William Scott Green,Jacob Neusner "This invaluable reference defines concepts, religious practices, theological terms, persons, places, and essential vocabulary from the writings of Judaism, ranging from the time of the Pentateuch's … OL20965086W
Wrestling with God and Men Wrestling with God and Men Steven Greenberg Wrestling with God and Men is the product of Rabbi Steven Greenberg's ten-year struggle to reconcile his homosexuality with Orthodox Judaism. Employing traditional rabbinic resources, Greenberg prese… OL269393W
The Ancient Synagogue The Ancient Synagogue Lee I. Levine In his comprehensive history of the synagogue from the Hellenistic period through Late Antiquity, Lee Levine traces the origins and development of this dynamic and revolutionary institution. This rev… OL2742270W
Paul and Palestinian Judaism Paul and Palestinian Judaism E. P. Sanders The chief aims of this book are: to consider methodologically how to compare two (or more) related but different religions; to destroy the view of Rabbinic Judaism which is still prevalent in much, p… OL2933077W
Judaism Judaism Isidore Epstein This is a short but comprehensive account of Judaism, presented against a background of the 4,000 years of Jewish history extending from the westward migration of Abraham, the progenitor of the Jewis… OL604551W
JEWISH HISTORY ATLAS JEWISH HISTORY ATLAS Martin Gilbert This atlas traces the history, the worldwide migrations, the achievements, and the lives of the Jewish people from ancient Mesopotamia to the present day. It is the product of remarkable research and… OL8053072W
The Genesis of Perfection The Genesis of Perfection Anderson, Gary A. "The beginning is everything, and the tale of human beginnings is no exception. We cannot understand our destiny until we find our place within the story of our origins. Two great faiths, Judaism and… OL8242092W
The Torn Veil The Torn Veil Daniel M. Gurtner In this 2001 text, Daniel Gurtner examines the meaning of the rending of the veil in Matthew 27:51a by considering the functions of the veil in the Old Testament and its symbolism in ancient Judaism.… OL8332677W
Matthew 1-2 and the Virginal Conception Matthew 1-2 and the Virginal Conception Roger David Aus 102 pages ; 22 cm OL8499643W
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