Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings

This book explores sex and sexuality in the Babylonian Talmud within the context of competing cultural discourses, for students of comparative religion.

This comparative study examines how scriptures - the Bible and the Qur''an - were interpreted in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam throughout history.

This comparative study examines how scriptures - the Bible and the Qur''an - were interpreted in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam throughout history.

This book explores the political crisis that erupts when the Persian government falls to fanatics and a Jewish insider goes rogue.

This is the first full-length study of Ecclesiastes using methods of philosophical exegesis.

This is the first full-length study of Ecclesiastes using methods of philosophical exegesis.

This richly illustrated and groundbreaking book treats magic as a classical tradition with foundations that were distinctly philosophical.

A fascinating study of natural and demonic magic within the broad context of medieval culture.

Centering on the first extant martyr story (2 Maccabees 7), this study explores the "e;autonomous value"e; of martyrdom.

Centering on the first extant martyr story (2 Maccabees 7), this study explores the "e;autonomous value"e; of martyrdom.

Thanks to an excessive reliance on long-standing Western interpretations, American Christians rarely preach and teach Daniel.

This thematic introduction to classical Islamic philosophy focuses on the most prevalent philosophical debates of the medieval Islamic world and their importance within the history of philosophy.

This thematic introduction to classical Islamic philosophy focuses on the most prevalent philosophical debates of the medieval Islamic world and their importance within the history of philosophy.

This book presents a new framework for understanding the relationship between biblical narrative and rabbinic law.

This book presents a new framework for understanding the relationship between biblical narrative and rabbinic law.

This book examines a wide range of theologians, philosophers, and exegetes who share a passionate engagement with Maimonides.

This book examines the interpretation of biblical law in the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient Judaism.

This book examines a wide range of theologians, philosophers, and exegetes who share a passionate engagement with Maimonides.

This book explores the Jewish community''s response to the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

This book examines the interpretation of biblical law in the Dead Sea Scrolls and ancient Judaism.

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

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

Sufism is often understood to be the mystical dimension of Islam, and many works have focused on the nature of "e;mystical experiences"e; and the relationship between man and God.

Sufism is often understood to be the mystical dimension of Islam, and many works have focused on the nature of "e;mystical experiences"e; and the relationship between man and God.

Martin Buber was one of the most significant religious thinkers of the twentieth century.

Martin Buber was one of the most significant religious thinkers of the twentieth century.

Purification of the soul is a principle that is central to understanding Islamic spirituality but despite this, relatively little has been written explicitly in the Islamic tradition regarding this discrete method of spiritual purification.

Purification of the soul is a principle that is central to understanding Islamic spirituality but despite this, relatively little has been written explicitly in the Islamic tradition regarding this discrete method of spiritual purification.

Reading Jewish Religious Texts introduces students to a range of significant post-biblical Jewish writing.

Reading Jewish Religious Texts introduces students to a range of significant post-biblical Jewish writing.

Meetings sets forth the life of one of the twentieth-century's greatest spiritual philosophers in his own words.

Meetings sets forth the life of one of the twentieth-century's greatest spiritual philosophers in his own words.

Heresy is a central concept in the formation of Orthodox Christianity.

Heresy is a central concept in the formation of Orthodox Christianity.

This is the most vital manuscript of conventional Judaism, and the basic tool for learning the ethics behind its customs and regulations.

Both in everyday language and religious metaphor, the heart often embodies the true self and is considered to be the seat of emotion in many cultures.

Both in everyday language and religious metaphor, the heart often embodies the true self and is considered to be the seat of emotion in many cultures.

The "e;Scholastic Problem"e; was the focus of much debate in Islam for some centuries before it became the chief crux of learned discussion in medieval Christianity.

The "e;Scholastic Problem"e; was the focus of much debate in Islam for some centuries before it became the chief crux of learned discussion in medieval Christianity.

This book presents an intellectual history of today's Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressing a variety of themes that impact on the lives of present-day Muslims.

This book presents an intellectual history of today's Muslim world, surveying contemporary Muslim thinking in its various manifestations, addressing a variety of themes that impact on the lives of present-day Muslims.

A groundbreaking reinterpretation of early Judaism, during the millennium before the study of the Bible took center stageEarly Judaism is often described as the religion of the book par excellencea movement built around the study of the Bible and steeped in a culture of sacred bookishness that evolved from an unrelenting focus on a canonical text.

What is Sufism?

What is Sufism?

Reading the Sacred Scriptures: From Oral Tradition to Written Documents and their Reception examines how the scriptures came to be written and how their authority has been constructed and reinforced over time.

Reading the Sacred Scriptures: From Oral Tradition to Written Documents and their Reception examines how the scriptures came to be written and how their authority has been constructed and reinforced over time.

1997 was the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

1997 was the 50th anniversary of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

This concise volume provides a lucid introduction to the genesis and development of Rabbinic Judaism.

This concise volume provides a lucid introduction to the genesis and development of Rabbinic Judaism.