Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings

This is a new presentation of the philosophy of the Talmud.

This is a new presentation of the philosophy of the Talmud.

The Reader's Guide to Judaism is a survey of English-language translations of the most important primary texts in the Jewish tradition.

The Reader's Guide to Judaism is a survey of English-language translations of the most important primary texts in the Jewish tradition.

Deconstructing the Bible represents the first attempt by a single author to place the great Spanish Jewish Hebrew bible exegete, philosopher, poet, astronomer, astrologer and scientist Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164) in his complete contextual environment.

Deconstructing the Bible represents the first attempt by a single author to place the great Spanish Jewish Hebrew bible exegete, philosopher, poet, astronomer, astrologer and scientist Abraham ibn Ezra (1089-1164) in his complete contextual environment.

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

Women in the Hebrew Bible presents the first one-volume overview covering the interpretation of women's place in man's world within the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament.

This concise volume introduces readers to the three main sections of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and to the biblical books found in each.

This concise volume introduces readers to the three main sections of the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and to the biblical books found in each.

'The Zohar' was compiled and composed in Spain in the thirteenth century, and exerted a powerful influence on Jewish life in medieval ghettoes.

'The Zohar' was compiled and composed in Spain in the thirteenth century, and exerted a powerful influence on Jewish life in medieval ghettoes.

Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible.

Opening the Books of Moses presents an introduction to the first five books of the Bible.

This volume deals with three themes: medieval Judaism, Arabic and Hebrew sociolinguistics, and Arabic Bible translation.

On the Origins of Judaism examines the formation of one of the oldest monotheistic religions.

On the Origins of Judaism examines the formation of one of the oldest monotheistic religions.

Patriarchs, Prophets and Other Villains takes as a starting point the hermeneutics of suspicion.

Patriarchs, Prophets and Other Villains takes as a starting point the hermeneutics of suspicion.

This volume deals with three themes: medieval Judaism, Arabic and Hebrew sociolinguistics, and Arabic Bible translation.

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.

First Published in 2014.

First Published in 2014.

Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy is a radically new interpretation of prophetic poetry.

Imperialism and Biblical Prophecy is a radically new interpretation of prophetic poetry.

Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible for the first time compares the ancient law collections of the Ancient Near East, the Greeks and the Pentateuch to determine the legal antecedents for the biblical laws.

In this provocative study, Lester Grabbe presents a unique approach to Ezra-Nehemiah with the combination of a literary and historical approach.

In this provocative study, Lester Grabbe presents a unique approach to Ezra-Nehemiah with the combination of a literary and historical approach.

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.

The Book of Hiding offers a fluent and erudite analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity.

The Book of Hiding offers a fluent and erudite analysis of the parallels between the Bible and contemporary discussions of gender, ethnicity and social ambiguity.

Jewish and Christian Doctrines presents a concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity.

Jewish and Christian Doctrines presents a concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity.

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.

One of the cornerstones of the religious Jewish experience in all its variations is Torah study, and this learning is considered a central criterion for leadership.

One of the cornerstones of the religious Jewish experience in all its variations is Torah study, and this learning is considered a central criterion for leadership.

There are many books devoted to explicating Jewish laws and customs relating to death and mourning and a wealth of studies addressing the significance of death practices around the world.

There are many books devoted to explicating Jewish laws and customs relating to death and mourning and a wealth of studies addressing the significance of death practices around the world.

Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world.

Teachers and Texts in the Ancient World presents a comprehensive and accessible survey of religious and philosophical teaching and classroom practices in the ancient world.

First published in 1987.

First published in 1987.

A hermeneutics of cispicion challenges cisnormative presuppositions that shape and, at times, occlude the variations in gender and sex exhibited by key characters in the ancestral narrative of Genesis 12 50.

Magic has always been a widespread phenomenon in Greek Society, starting from Homer's Circe (the first 'evil witch' in western history) and extending to the pervasive belief in the 'evil eye' in the twenty-first century Greece.

Magic has always been a widespread phenomenon in Greek Society, starting from Homer's Circe (the first 'evil witch' in western history) and extending to the pervasive belief in the 'evil eye' in the twenty-first century Greece.

Of all the books of the Bible few have had more resonance for modern readers than the Book of Job.

Of all the books of the Bible few have had more resonance for modern readers than the Book of Job.

The central aim of this book is to attempt to determine the response of the classic texts of Jewish traditions to the famous dilemma posed in Plato's Euthyphro: Does God freely determine morality, or is morality independent of God?