Y.A - Sacred Writings 1

Twenty-first-century readers cannot interpret Israel's Scriptures identically to how the author of Hebrews did. The contours of twenty-first century worldviews are too different. That said, Hebrews ……続きを見る

If we are not to dismiss the rejuvenation of Jewish life in Israel as a theologically insignificant event - and how can we? - then those who choose to remain in galus - and it IS a choice - must fin……続きを見る

Heresy is a central concept in the formation of Orthodox Christianity. Where does this notion come from? This book traces the construction of the idea of ‘heresy’ in the rhetoric of ideological disa……続きを見る

What kind of literature is the Talmud? To answer this question, Daniel Boyarin looks to an unlikely source: the dialogues of Plato. In these ancient texts he finds similarities, both in their combin……続きを見る

This book is a small collection of comments on the Masechtas of Yoma and Megillah. One of the goals I had for this book is as a Mishnah Yomi companion, something that a person learning along with th……続きを見る

Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Galatians and 1 Thessalonians advances the interpretation of these letters by exploring how the Apostle Paul quotes, alludes to or "echoes" the Jewish Scriptures an……続きを見る

This book's heretical prayers, Dharma aphorisms, neo-Hasidic koans, and unorthodox blessings for unexpected occasions asks the question of what it means to live as a human in a world infused by the ……続きを見る

Does the Hebrew Bible ascribe an implicit form of legal personhood or legal rights to animals? If so, which animals--domesticated or wild, or both--receive which rights, and for what purpose? Schola……続きを見る

Moral injury has developed in earnest since 2009 within psychology and military studies, especially through work with veterans of the U.S. military’s wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. A major part of th……続きを見る

Moral injury is a profound violation of a human being's core moral identity through experiences of violence or trauma. This is the first book in which scholars from different faith and academic back……続きを見る

The Signs language of Adam Volume IV – Book Four: The Secret Ancient light of the Hebrew Master Key letters The letters: Shin, Zain, Kaf, Tzadik, Epilogue-Conclusion The origin of the ancient Hebrew……続きを見る

The Signs language of Adam Volume III – Book Three: The Secret Ancient light of the Hebrew Master Key letters The letters: Tet, Nun, Ayin, Bet The origin of the ancient Hebrew letters, words and the……続きを見る

Secondo le tradizioni extra-bibliche e la Kabbah vi sono chiare indicazioni su altri 7 pianeti abitati oltre la Terra. In questo piccolo studio (37 pagine) vengono descritti questi pianeti ed i loro……続きを見る

In many ways, our greatest challenge is to cope with everyday life in a way that retains our enthusiasm and inspi- ration. If we allow ourselves to fall into blind routine, we can easily descend int……続きを見る

Although seldom studied by biblical scholars as a discrete phenomenon, ritual violence is mentioned frequently in biblical texts, and includes ritual actions such as disfigurement of corpses, destru……続きを見る

Before Harriet Tubman or Martin Luther King was identified with Moses, African Americans identified those who challenged racial oppression in America with Samson. In Black Samson: The Untold Story o……続きを見る

This text compares the Samaritan Torah with the Hebrew Masoretic Torah in the original language. The Samaritan Torah is reported with Hebrew characters. Both texts are written in the ancient version……続きを見る

Sacred Texts, Modern Questions: Connecting Ethics and History Through a Jewish Lens is a resource designed specifically for educators in a Jewish setting. This five unit collection of lessons explor……続きを見る

Als Marina Weisband ihre Followerschaft bei Twitter fragte, was sie so am Judentum interessiere, wurde sie mit Fragen überschüttet. Angesichts der Fülle an Themen holte sie sich Unterstützung von El……続きを見る

This text compares the Samaritan Torah with the Hebrew Masoretic Torah in the original language. The Samaritan Torah is reported with Hebrew characters. Both texts are written in the ancient version……続きを見る

While religion is sometimes the enemy of human dignity, it can also be a powerful force for its protection. When John Woolman, an American Quaker born in 1720, began preaching that faithfulness to G……続きを見る

The Talmud is the repository of thousands of years of Jewish wisdom. It is a conglomerate of law, legend, and philosophy, a blend of unique logic and shrewd pragmatism, of history and science, of an……続きを見る

The Bahir is one of the oldest and most important of all classical Kabbalah texts. Until the publication of the Zohar, the Bahir was the most influential and widely quoted primary source of Kabbalis……続きを見る

In this intensive study of Hebrew letters and words, Rabbi Matityahu Glazerson uses gematria (interpretive Jewish numerology) to reveal the mysterious correlation between Jewish ethics and practices……続きを見る

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