Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings

There exists a general lack of biblical understanding for the idea of ';testing' that emerges in the Old Testament as a significant theological theme.

This book presents a new thesis on the history of Israel: David was originally king of Judah, not of Israel.

Gibt es Geschichtsschreibung im Alten Testament?

Hezekiah is a critical figure in the Hebrew Bible, which credits him with major political, social, and religious reforms in Judah’s history and the weathering of a major crisis in the invasion of the Assyrians under their emperor, Sennacherib.

The words of the prophet Ezekiel, forged in the crucible of the Babylonian captivity, continue to resonate, offering profound insights in times of upheaval.

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Beneath the commonplace affirmation that Jesus “paid for our sins” lie depths of implication: did God demand a blood sacrifice to assuage divine anger?

Opening Israel's Scriptures is a collection of thirty-six essays on the Hebrew Bible, from Genesis to Chronicles, which gives powerful insight into the complexity and inexhaustibility of the Hebrew Scriptures as a theological resource.

As environmental destruction begins to seriously affect humans, it has become increasingly relevant to reflect on the essential elements of the Jewish and Christian theologies of creation.

What does it mean to read the Bible 'literally'?

This book uses rhetorical analysis to illuminate one of the most fascinating and complicated speeches by Saint Paul: 2 Cor 10-13.

In der vorliegenden Ausgabe werden die bislang wenig beachteten Jesajahomilien des Origenes erstmalig ins Deutsche übersetzt sowie mit Einzelerklärungen und einer umfangreichen Einleitung versehen.

An essential history of the greatest love poem ever writtenThe Song of Songs has been embraced for centuries as the ultimate song of love.

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.

There are no pre-packaged "e;magic bullet"e; solutions to life's anticipated and unforeseen hurdles.

Over 2 million copies sold in The Word Biblical Commentary series.

Providing many vibrant details, the authors examine the intrigue surrounding the Dead Sea Scrolls and debunk many of the myths about them, including allegations of the Vatican's involvement in hiding the texts from scholars, the possibility that they contained earth shattering revelations, and the actual status of the infamous international editorial committee who limited access to the texts.

Every faith community knows the challenges of inviting new members and the next generation into its shared life without falling into an arid traditionalism or a shallow relativism.

Unraveling the controversies surrounding the Dead Sea ScrollsSince they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination-and more controversy-than perhaps any other archaeological find.

The Septuagint (the ancient Greek translation of Jewish sacred writings) is of great importance in the history of both Judaism and Christianity.

This book shows how the apparent problem of ''Paul and Judaism'' is actually a consequence of Paul''s imminent eschatology.

Joseph Friedman, Biblical scholar and lawyer, gives a refreshingly different and exciting approach to the oldest story in the world, which has universal appeal.

In the sixteenth century, the famous kabbalist Isaac Luria transmitted a secret trove of highly complex mystical practices to a select groups of students.

Die Gestalt des Mose ist eng mit dem Glauben an den einen und einzigen Gott verbunden, weshalb ihm eine besondere Stellung in Judentum, Christentum und Islam zukommt.

The wisdom of Jewish spirituality and mysticism can be a companion for your own spiritual journey.

Obwohl wir schon seit längerem in einer Zeit und Gesellschaft leben, die in bestimmten Bereichen – wie etwa der Werbung – als stark "sexualisiert" bezeichnet werden kann, spielte die wissenschaftlich-theologische Thematisierung von Sexualität als zentralem Aspekt des Menschseins lange Zeit eine eher marginale Rolle.

Judith tells the story of a beautiful Jewish woman who enters the tent of an invading general, gets him drunk, and then slices off his head, thus saving her village and Jerusalem.

Maimonides was one of the greatest Jewish personalities of the Middle Ages: a halakhist par excellence, a great philosopher, a political leader of his community, and a guardian of Jewish rights.

The volume focuses on variants between the Masoretic Text and the Samaritan Pentateuch promptedby graphic similarities between letters.

"e;Like any classic, the Torah appears in different guises with each rereading.

This book provides a systematic analysis of how Alexandrian Jews interpreted the Bible in light of contemporary Homeric scholarship.

The scholarly study of the texts traditionally regarded as sacred in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam has been an important aspect of Wissenschaft des Judentums and was often conceptualized as part of Jewish theology.

In A Beginner's Guide to The Steinsaltz Talmud, Rabbi Judith Z.

This book offers a new interpretation of the book of Proverbs from the standpoint of virtue ethics.

"Isaaks Opferung" (Genesis 22) ist in der Frühen Neuzeit in den unterschiedlichen Konfessionen intensiv interpretiert worden.