Judaism: sacred texts and revered writings

When taken together the diverse writings found at Qumran and in the New Testament demonstrate participation in a common wisdom worldview.

Rabbinic documents of David, progenitor of the Messiah, carry forward the scriptural narrative of David the king.

Papers collected in this volume try to illuminate various aspects of philosophical theology dealt with by different Jewish and early Christian authors and texts (e.

The Oxford Handbook of Feminist Approaches to the Hebrew Bible brings together 37 essential essays written by leading international scholars, examining crucial points of analysis within the field of feminist Hebrew Bible studies.

This book explores ''innocent blood'' and its traditions as keys to the death of Jesus in Matthew, against background of exile and return.

Papers collected in this volume try to illuminate various aspects of philosophical theology dealt with by different Jewish and early Christian authors and texts (e.

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

The gospel story begins in Torah.

The Origins of Ethical Thought: A Comparative Study Between Hellenism and Hebraism is the first text to analyze both Greek and Hebrew ethical thought based on a comprehensive and ideological interpretation of the two systems on their own and in relation to one another.

This volume examines Jewish literature produced from c.

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

In this guide, Philip Peter Jenson provides an introduction to Leviticus, examining its structure, character, and content.

This book explores the question: How did the rabbis of the first two centuries CE approach bodies that are born with variant genitals-bodies that they could not identify as definitely male or female?

Die Projektgruppe Anthropologie des Alten Testaments der Wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft für Theologie hat sich in zwei internationalen Symposien in Wittenberg 2015 und 2016 mit den anthropologischen Grundthemen der Individualität und der Selbstreflexion befasst.

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

Engages with the social cosmos of the Bible, in which all creatures, even ''inanimate'' ones, are alive and able to interact.

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

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

This book situates the book of Esther in the intellectual history of Ancient Judaism and provides a new understanding of its purpose.

Convinced that we no longer have immediate access to the sense of Jesus' words but must account for the history of its "e;effects,"e; David Clark seeks to trace the meaning of the Lord's Prayer through the early centuries of the faith.

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

This fascinating narrative illustrates and clarifies rabbinic views relating to more than 250 topics.

John J.

Why are we here?

The Invention of Monotheist Ethics, Volume I presents a comprehensive analysis of the Biblical Book of Samuel.

Sermon Nuggets is a collection of ninety-one topics treated in hundreds of Fred R.

Originally published in 1956, this book brings together from the canonical writings of Buddhism, Islam and Christianity the most important of the passages in which the view of the Founder is reflected.

Biblical Psalms are a common heritage of Jewish and Christian cultures.

This paperback edition of Walter Brueggemann's monumental work makes his important volume available at a lower price.

An indispensable guide for exploring the literary, historical, and theological issues behind the Old Testamentnow fully updated.

An Invitation to Biblical Poetry is an accessibly written introduction to biblical poetry that emphasizes the aesthetic dimensions of poems and their openness to varieties of context.

Lester Grabbe here distills his wide body of work on the subject of prophecy.

In Babel: Political Rhetoric of a Confused Legacy, Samuel L.

The present book is a sequel to Ephraim Chamiel's two previous works The Middle Way and The Dual Truth-studies dedicated to the "e;middle"e; trend in modern Jewish thought, that is, those positions that sought to combine tradition and modernity, and offered a variety of approaches for contending with the tension between science and revelation and between reason and religion.

Zeugnisse antiker Geschichtsschreibung finden sich aus dem antiken Griechenland spätestens seit Herodot.

The Talmud is a confusing piece of writing.

Discover the real Ezra in this in-depth study of the Biblical figure that separates historical facts from cultural legends.

Despite the resurgence of scholarly interest in the Book of Tobit in recent years, an important aspect of this deuterocanonical book has been largely overlooked.

What can the incredible life of Moses teach us about modern Christianity?