Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings

Shoah and Torah systematically takes up the task of reading the Shoah through the lens of the Torah and the Torah through the lens of the Shoah.

This book suggests a regional paradigm for understanding the development of the traditions about Egypt and the exodus in the Hebrew Bible.

By integrating conversations across disciplines, especially focusing on classical studies and Jewish and Christian studies, this volume addresses several imbalances in scholarship on reading and textual activity in the ancient Mediterranean.

The work of Rabbi Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin, the Neziv, ranks amongst the most often read rabbinic literature of the nineteenth century.

The social and intellectual context of the material in the book of Proverbs has given rise to several proposals concerning the nature of the constituent compendia within the document as well as the function of the discourse as a whole.

Christianity Today 2021 Award of Merit (Biblical Studies)The word rûaḥ (commonly translated as breath, wind, spirit, or Spirit) occurs in the Old Testament 378 times--more frequently than torah, shalom, or Sabbath.

This is the first of a two-volume bible commentary covering the Psalms and examining the role of these biblical poems throughout Jewish and Christian history.

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A new theory of the Talmud''s formation based on comparison with late antique intellectual and material standards of book production.

In Out of Eden, Paul W.

Die Rezeption Paul Ricœurs erfolgt in den alttestamentlichen Bibelwissenschaften bis heute eklektisch.

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The Septuagint is the term commonly used to refer to the corpus of early Greek versions of Hebrew Scriptures.

The New American Commentary series is an exceptionally acclaimed resource for ministers and Bible students who want to understand and expound the Scriptures.

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.

This collection of leading scholars presents reflections on both wisdom as a general concept throughout history and cultures, as well as the contested nature of the category of Wisdom Literature.

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.

';Torah, as both book and process, is the taproot that penetrates to the heart of Jewish meaning, understanding, and expression.

Explore the contemporary significance of the Old Testament and hear the Word of God afreshHighly regarded Old Testament scholar John Goldingay offers a substantive and useful commentary on Hosea through Micah and explores the contemporary significance of these prophetic books.

The author writes: "e;Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook (5635-5695/1865-1935) was one of the greatest Jewish leaders of recent history.

It is commonly asserted that heresy is a Christian invention that emerged in late antiquity as Christianity distinguished itself from Judaism.

Philo von Alexandria, der etwas ältere Zeitgenosse des Paulus, ist der wichtigste Repräsentant des alexandrinischen Judentums.

Contributors to this volume examine the various collections of canonical sub-units in the canon, considering the state of the question regarding each particular collection.

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This book provides a detailed exploration of the important elements of the theology underlying the book of Amos.

The book of Isaiah is without doubt one of the most important books in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, as evidenced by its pride of place in both Jewish and Christian traditions as well as in art and music.

"e;A manual for living with defeat"e; -TabletIt is no more possible to think about religion without sin than it is to think about a garden without dirt.

Die Samuelbücher stehen im Zentrum der wissenschaftlichen Arbeit des Autors.

The sacred tales and aphorisms collected here by Martin Buber have their origins in the traditional Hasidic metaphor of life as a ladder, reaching towards the divine by ascending rungs of perfection.

Learn to Apply the Timeless Lessons of Jewish Wisdom Writings to Improve Your Daily Life.

In Rabbinic Tales of Destruction, Julia Watts Belser examines early Jewish accounts of the Roman conquest of Judea.

The historical Jesus is as elusive as he is appealing.

This collection of essays draws on work done in 2011 -2012.

Explores the origins and development of the Jewish belief in the ''Evil Inclination'' and the impact on early Christian thought.

Winner of the 2016 Goldstein-Goren Award for the best book in Jewish Thought At once a study of biblical theology and modern Jewish thought, this volume describes a “participatory theory of revelation” as it addresses the ways biblical authors and contemporary theologians alike understand the process of revelation and hence the authority of the law.

The Psalms have resulted in controversies between Jews and Christians over the centuries and it is only from the mid twentieth century onwards that the two traditions have worked side by side in the academy at least.

Much of the scholarship on the book of Kings has focused on questions of the historicity of the events described.

Found in Translation is at once a themed volume on the translation of ancient Jewish texts and a Festschrift for Leonard J.

This commentary on wisdom, worship, and poetry, excerpted from the Fortress Commentary on the Bible: The Old Testament and Apocrypha, engages readers in the work of biblical interpretation.