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The messenger of the Lord in early Jewish interpretations of Genesis
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Camilla Hélena von Heijne |
Texts like Genesis 16, 22 and 31 mention an enigmatic figure, "the messenger/angel of the Lord". The identity of God and this angel is merged. The angel is anonymous and speaks with divine authority … |
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Paradise in antiquity
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Markus N. A. Bockmuehl,Guy G. Stroumsa |
"The social and intellectual vitality of Judaism and Christianity in antiquity was in large part a function of their ability to articulate a viably transcendent hope for the human condition. Narrativ… |
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Jewish exegesis and Homeric scholarship in Alexandria
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Maren Niehoff |
"Systematically reading Jewish exegesis in light of Homeric scholarship, this book argues that more than 2000 years ago Alexandrian Jews developed critical and literary methods of Bible interpretatio… |
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A history of Jewish-Muslim relations
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Abdelwahab Meddeb |
"This is the first encyclopedic guide to the history of relations between Jews and Muslims around the world from the birth of Islam to today. Richly illustrated and beautifully produced, the book fea… |
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Jews and Samaritans
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Gary N. Knoppers |
Even in antiquity, writers were intrigued by the origins of the people called Samaritans, living in the region of ancient Samaria (near modern Nablus). The Samaritans practiced a religion almost iden… |
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The mysticism of Hebrews
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Jody A. Barnard |
"Jody A. Barnard explores the role of Jewish apocalyptic mysticism in the epistle to the Hebrews. He argues that there are numerous apocalyptic and mystical themes appropriated in Hebrews, and that t… |
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Attitudes to Gentiles in ancient Judaism and early Christianity
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David C. Sim,James S. McLaren |
This volume describes the attitudes towards Gentiles in both ancient Judaism and the early Christian tradition. The Jewish relationship with and views about the Gentiles played an important part in J… |
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Dressing Judeans and Christians in antiquity
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Alicia J. Batten,Kristi Upson-Saia,Carly Daniel-Hughes |
"This volume aims to understand religious aspects of dress in the ancient world by examining a diverse range of religious sources, including literature, art, performance, coinage, economic markets, a… |
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Sin
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Anderson, Gary A. |
What is sin? Is it simply wrongdoing? Why do its effects linger over time? In this sensitive, imaginative, and original work, Gary Anderson shows how changing conceptions of sin and forgiveness lay a… |
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Matai ṿe-ekh humtsa ha-ʻam ha-Yehudi?
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Shlomo Sand,José María Amoroto Salido |
"Quand le peuple juif fut-il créé? Est-ce il y a quatre mille ans, ou bien sous la plume d'historiens juifs du XIXe siècle qui ont reconstitué rétrospectivement un peuple imaginé afin de façonner une… |
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