Sacred Writings 21

Medieval collections of Jewish biblical lore and legend. From Volume 4 of The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East. This volulme includes the Tanhuma Midrash, poems of Judah Halevi, the Boo……続きを見る

Chapters cover: Talmud, Midrashim, Kabbala, Rabinical Ana, Proverbial Saying and Traditions, and Fasts and Festivals. The Introduction begins: "AMONG the absurd notions as to what the Talmud was, gi……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia, ""The Guide for the Perplexed is one of the major works of Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides or "the Rambam". It was written in the 12th century in the form ……続きを見る

Transform your understanding of the Haggadah In the national bestseller The Telling, author Mark Gerson changed the way thousands of people think about the Haggadah and approach the Passover Seder. ……続きを見る

This landmark volume presents the first-ever English translation of the ancient Israelite Samaritan version of the Pentateuch, or Torah. A text of growing interest and importance in the field of bib……続きを見る

Stepping Stones to a Higher Vision examines the development of religious consciousness from religion to spirituality to mysticism. This developmental path imaginatively described as "stepping stones……続きを見る

«Acquista la sapienza, acquista l'intelligenza; non dimenticare le parole della mia bocca e non allontanartene mai». Questi versetti del libro dei Proverbi racchiudono l'anima del pensiero educativo……続きを見る

«Se così si può dire» è la traduzione più fedele dell'espressione ebraica kivjaqôl, che indica il paradosso per cui alla Torah è richiesto di esprimere qualcosa su Dio con il linguaggio umano, inevi……続きを見る

La tradizione ebraica presenta la storia di Abramo come una serie di dieci prove divine che gli consentono di apprendere l'obbedienza e di diventare un uomo di fede. Questo disegno, che non emerge d……続きを見る

Riflettere sulle Scritture ebraiche è importante, anche nella prospettiva del dialogo, per più di un motivo. La nascente comunità cristiana, sin dai suoi inizi, decise di farle proprie, adottando a ……続きを見る

Il volume costituisce uno strumento per meglio comprendere la Bibbia e il pensiero teologico di Israele alla luce del suo sviluppo storico. A tal fine affronta lo studio degli eventi e dei principal……続きを見る

This book explores the early Jewish understanding of divine knowledge as divine presence, which is embodied in major biblical exemplars, such as Adam, Enoch, Jacob, and Moses. The study treats the c……続きを見る

“Torah, as both book and process, is the taproot that penetrates to the heart of Jewish meaning, understanding, and expression. Torah study is how we mine not just meaning from the text, but our awa……続きを見る

The Hebrew Torah was translated into Greek in Alexandria by Jewish scholars in the third century BCE, and other 'biblical' books followed to form the so-called Septuagint. Since the Septuagint conta……続きを見る

This book investigates the “divine son” motif in Romans 5 and 8 through the lens of exile and restoration. David P. Barry presents a pattern of allusions to Israel and Adam and argues that Paul deli……続きを見る

Shoah and Torah systematically takes up the task of reading the Shoah through the lens of the Torah and the Torah through the lens of the Shoah.The investigation rests upon (1) the metaphysical stan……続きを見る

2022 Top Ten Book from Academy of Parish Clergy The teachings of the great twentieth-century Jewish thinker Martin Buber empower us to enter a spiritual dimension that often passes unnoticed in the ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1956, this book brings together from the canonical writings of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity the most important of the passages in which the view of the Founder is reflect……続きを見る

Originally published in 1955, and containing some 500 passages, this Biblical anthology brings together, in their original wording, the highest expressions of the Biblical view of life. The antholog……続きを見る

Originally published in 1953, The Hebrew Prophets’ conception of the meaning and purpose of human history has considerable significance for a religious view of the world situation in the middle of t……続きを見る

In this distinctive textbook for Hebrew Bible courses, author Tzvi Novick's approach is thematic rather than chronological. Sorting the books according to their historical context, theological claim……続きを見る

Steve D. Fraade offers a new translation, with notes, and detailed commentary to the Dead Sea Scroll most commonly called the Damascus Document, based on both ancient manuscripts from caves along th……続きを見る

An Invitation to Biblical Poetry is an accessibly written introduction to biblical poetry that emphasizes the aesthetic dimensions of poems and their openness to varieties of context. It demonstrate……続きを見る

Lauren Monroe argues that the use of cultic and ritual language in the account of the Judean King Josiah's reforms in 2 Kings 22-23 is key to understanding the history of the text's composition, and……続きを見る

Much of the drama, theological paradox, and interpretive interest in the Book of Samuel derives from instances of God's violence in the story. The beginnings of Israel's monarchy are interwoven with……続きを見る

Features Incredible Visual Aids on the Dead Sea Scrolls Enjoy having everything you need to know about the Dead Sea Scrolls in an ultra-slimline, laminated pamphlet at your fingertips! The Dead Sea ……続きを見る

Da qualche tempo, ma sarebbe meglio dire da qualche secolo, le religioni stanno vivendo un periodo molto critico, anche se qualcuno, ottimista, pensa che ci sia un revival disordinato, cioè un ritor……続きを見る

In Friedrich Blass' Werk 'Die Sibyllinen' taucht der Leser ein in die faszinierende Welt der antiken Kybele-Prophezeiungen. Blass, ein renommierter Philologe des 19. Jahrhunderts, präsentiert eine d……続きを見る

In this book, Molly Zahn investigates how early Jewish scribes rewrote their authoritative traditions in the course of transmitting them, from minor edits in the course of copying to whole new compo……続きを見る

Eighteen Treatises from the Mishna by D. A. Sola and M. J. Raphall One of the first English translations of a substantial portion of the Mishna, the treasure-house of Jewish law and tradition. This ……続きを見る