The Talmud chronicles the early development of rabbinic Judaism through the writings and commentaries of the rabbis whose teachings form its foundation. However, this key religious text is expansive……続きを見る
The political emergence of evangelical Christians has been a signal development in America in the past quarter century. And while their voting tendencies have been closely scrutinized, their partici……続きを見る
The traditional Jew has always accepted the study of Torah as central to his or her way of life. But without the ability to effectively analyze and interpret the text, one misses the opportunity to ……続きを見る
Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life applies modern psychological understanding to a historical person. While most such studies have sought a comprehensive personality profile, this wor……続きを見る
Ever since the earliest times, Jewish scholars have looked to the Hebrew language as a source of holiness and a wellspring of wisdom. Both letters and words, it has always been assumed, they have hi……続きを見る
The quotations contained in this monumental volume consist of aphorisms, maxims, proverbs, and comments of Jewish authorship or on Jewish themes. Here is a rich treasury compiled from over 2,500 yea……続きを見る
著者:John J. Yeo
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2009年11月16日
Plundering the Egyptians focuses on the study of the Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary from 1929 to 1998. More specifically, it presents the lives and academic labors of Robert Dick ……続きを見る
Narrative and Document in the Rabbinic Canon, Volume I is a study of the inclusion of biographical narratives about sages in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism in the formative ag……続きを見る
In this unique volume Judith Abrams, author of the highly regarded series The Talmud for Beginners, examines the episodes recorded in rabbinic literature that suggest the actions of the women of tho……続きを見る
In Halakhic Positions of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, insights into Jewish law from the preeminent figure of twentieth-century modern Orthodoxy are presented in a clear and concise manner. Commonly……続きを見る
Wherever Jews have settled and whatever languages they spoke, they created a community with a single set of common values. One law, one theology defined the community throughout their many migration……続きを見る
Organized by subject, this is a collection of teachings and quotations from the Talmud, the Bible, rabbinical commentaries, and ancient and modern religious and secular writings. Writers include Eli……続きを見る
著者:Sanford L. Drob
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 1999年11月01日
Symbols of the Kabbalah: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives provides a philosophical and psychological interpretation of the major symbols of the theosophical Kabbalah. It shows that the K……続きを見る
著者:Joshua A. Fogel
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2013年11月14日
Following the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 C.E., Judaism faced a serious crossroads. The rabbis of late antiquity spent the next few centuries in extensive debates in an effort to create a……続きを見る
著者:Joshua A. Fogel
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2013年07月01日
Comprised of debates among the rabbis of late antiquity in the aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the Talmud has provided the basis for Jewish ethical and practical norms f……続きを見る
著者:Joshua A. Fogel
出版社: Bloomsbury Publishing
発売日: 2012年12月16日
Comprised of rabbinic debates in the aftermath of the destruction of the Second Temple (70 C.E.), the Talmud has provided the basis for Jewish ethical and practical norms for centuries. It is also a……続きを見る
We live in an age when it is not uncommon for politicians to invoke religious doctrine to explain their beliefs and positions on everything from domestic to foreign policy. And yet, many of us would……続きを見る
Death of a Holy Land: Reflections in Contemporary Israeli Fiction, by Rose Levinson, uses the work of four contemporary Israeli authors as a lens into present-day Israel. Discussing the novels of Or……続きを見る
At the origin of the Watchers tradition is the single enigmatic reference in Genesis 6 to the sons of God who had intercourse with human women, producing a race of giants upon the earth. That verse ……続きを見る
Among the most challenging biblical figures to understand is Jeroboam son of Nebat, the first monarch of northern Israel whose story is told in 1 Kings 11-14. This book explores the characterization……続きを見る
著者:Dr. Ruth Calderon
出版社: The Jewish Publication Society
発売日: 2014年03月01日
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Ruth Calderon has recently electrified the Jewish world with her teachings of talmudic texts. In this volume, her first to appear in English, she offers a fascinating win……続きを見る
著者:Hindy Najman
出版社: Cambridge University Press
発売日: 2015年11月10日
This book explores the Jewish community's response to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE. The focus is 4 Ezra, a text that reboots the past by imaginatively recasting textual and interpre……続きを見る
Despite the fact that scholars of the post-Talmudic era have been of great importance to the continued interpretation of religious texts for more than a millennium, they are typically not given as m……続きを見る
This collection of essays is an attempt to capture the drama of the encounter, of the 'facing' of Levinas and the biblical text. It seeks to link Jewish experience and Levinasian themes such as resp……続きを見る
著者:Michael Carasik
出版社: The Jewish Publication Society
発売日: 2014年04月01日
The most common English translations of the Bible often sound like a single, somewhat archaic voice. In fact, the Bible is made up of many separate books composed by multiple writers in a wide range……続きを見る
著者:Joseph Dan
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2005年11月01日
In Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction, Joseph Dan, one of the world's leading authorities on Jewish mysticism, offers a concise and highly accurate look at the history and character of the various ……続きを見る
This collection of essays draws on work done in 2011〓–2012. The author takes up several topics in the systemic analysis of Judaism, its literature, and its theology. The reason for periodically col……続きを見る
著者:Joshua A. Berman
出版社: Oxford University Press
発売日: 2016年05月31日
In Created Equal, Joshua Berman engages the text of the Hebrew Bible from a novel perspective, considering it as a document of social and political thought. He proposes that the Pentateuch can be re……続きを見る
The Sepher Yetzirah is the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts. Its exact origins are unknown, and hotly debated. Some scholars believe it might have an early Medieval origin, while ……続きを見る