Sacred Writings 12

How could the Apostle Paul maintain in his first letter to the Christians in Corinth that all their ancestors were baptized into Moses at the Red Sea / exodus event (10:2), and how could he tolerate……続きを見る

The world could afford to spare many a magnificent library better than it could dispense with this little Psalm of six verses. If the verses of this Psalm had tongues and could repeat the tale of th……続きを見る

The third of the four books making up the Neviim Rishonim (Early Prophets) - Shemuel (Samuel) is divided into two parts and chronicles the birth of Samuel and God's call to him as a boy. Samuel begi……続きを見る

Do you want to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles, and the rise of early Christianity? Reading the Old Testament is not enough, writes Matthias Henze in this slender volume aimed at the stud……続きを見る

Das Buch Henoch, verfasst von dem mysteriösen Autor Anonym, ist eine faszinierende Abhandlung über apokalyptische Visionen und himmlische Offenbarungen. Der Text, der um das Jahr 300 v. Chr. entstan……続きを見る

The fourth book making up the Neviim Rishonim (Early Prophets) - Melakhim (Kings) is divided into two parts. It presents the history of ancient Israel and Judah from the death of David to the releas……続きを見る

“Shai Held is one of the most important teachers of Torah in his generation.” ーRabbi David Wolpe, author of David: The Divided Heart In The Heart of Torah,** Rabbi Shai Held’s Torah essaysーtwo for……続きを見る

In The Heart of Torah, Rabbi Shai Held’s Torah essaysーtwo for each weekly portionーopen new horizons in Jewish biblical commentary. Held probes the portions in bold, original, and provocative ways.……続きを見る

Our most popular Family Haggadah, with more than 500,000 sold! A Family Haggadah II is designed for families with pre-teens through adults, offering a meaningful and inviting Passover Seder experien……続きを見る

The official prayer book for Orthodox Jews in the UK, with supporting commentary by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. The Hebrew Daily Prayer Book is the official prayer book for all Orthodox Jews in the ……続きを見る

Religious Studies and Rabbinics have overlapping yet distinct interests, subject matter, and methods. Religious Studies is committed to the study of religion writ large. It develops theories and met……続きを見る

Time has always held a fascination for human beings, who have attempted to relate to it and to make sense of it, constructing and deconstructing it through its various prisms, since time cannot be e……続きを見る

A new translation and commentary on the book of Amos, forgoing speculation about his life to provide an innovative analysis of the book itself As part of the Hebrew Bible, the Book of Amos has been ……続きを見る

The Hebrew Bible is the main legislative and literary influence on European Poor Law and on literature on poverty and the poor. No extant literature from the ancient world placed more importance upo……続きを見る

" 'Where does someone go to hear from God in this place?' The bookseller stared blankly back at me. So, I revised my question: 'If I came in here troubled about what's happening, and wanted to know ……続きを見る

Sami Helewa’s book opens anew the Qi?a? al-anbiya? (Tales of the Prophets) in terms of the leadership of ancient prophets in a Muslim context of friendship and enmity in the narrative detail of the ……続きを見る

In Rabbinic Tales of Destruction, Julia Watts Belser examines early Jewish accounts of the Roman conquest of Judea. Faced with stories of sexual violence, enslavement, forced prostitution, disabilit……続きを見る

Since the end of World War II we have witnessed countless artistic responses to the Holocaust, yet we remain unable to adequately address the atrocities. While Theodor Adorno later rescinded his com……続きを見る

Tracing its history from Moses Mendelssohn to today, Alan Levenson explores the factors that shaped what is the modern Jewish Bible and its centrality in Jewish life today. The Making of the Modern ……続きを見る

Although the theme of bloodied nuptial sheets seems pervasive in western culture, its association with female virginity is uniquely tied to a brief passage in the book of Deuteronomy detailing the p……続きを見る

Adam and Eve in Scripture, Theology, and Literature: Sin, Compassion, and Forgiveness is an extended consideration of the narrative of Adam and Eve, first seen in the Hebrew Bible but given new life……続きを見る

In this groundbreaking work, Joseph Fitzpatrick challenges the traditional interpretation of chapter three of Genesis: the story of Adam and Eve in Eden. This narrative was imposed on the Christian ……続きを見る

Does the resolute defense of their beliefs prove that the Christian proto-communities’ earliest documents about Jesus’ life did not have the discrepancies, contradictions, and conflicts which exeget……続きを見る

This volume contains two closely related studies: Echoes of the Shema and Our Father’s Footprints. The term Shema is derived from the initial word to hear in the Old Testament: “Hear O Israel: The L……続きを見る

Is there an idiosyncratically Jewish hermeneutic? Did such ever obtain in Jewish history? Is there an idiosyncratically Jewish theology? Did such ever obtain in Jewish history? Did the two ever obta……続きを見る

Though he has no formal rabbinical training, Ephraim Sobol began teaching a weekly parsha class in his community. In two years time, the class grew as his students shared their excitement. He began ……続きを見る

La Kábala puede considerarse el Yoga de Occidente, el arte de leer e interpretar el libro fundador de nuestra cultura, la Biblia. Pero también un juego semejante al ajedrez, con sus reglas, cifras y……続きを見る

Illuminating the ethical legacy of the biblical prophets, Path of the Prophets identifies the prophetic moment in the lives of eighteen biblical figures and demonstrates their compelling relevance t……続きを見る

Seven secrets reveals the deepest secrets of the Bible. The Ancients knew the power of Gods names and how Gods names are edited into the deep Torah text. On this subtle secret level, God lives in th……続きを見る

In this book, Lynn Kaye examines how rabbis of late antiquity thought about time through their legal reasoning and storytelling, and what these insights mean for thinking about time today. Providing……続きを見る