Judaism

Anyone familiar with the Rastafari movement and its connection with the Bible is struck by the prevalence of messianic I-locution found in both.

Before the Arabo-Muslim conquest of 698, the Jews lived peacefully in North Africa with the other inhabitants of the region, except for a few brief periods of Roman and Byzantine rules.

The result for the history of Judaism of a documentary reading of the Rabbinic canonical sources illustrates the working of that hypothesis.

Sefer Yetzira is a sacred book of great antiquity and power, and one of Judaism's oldest texts after the Bible.

Plundering the Egyptians focuses on the study of the Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary from 1929 to 1998.

Narrative and Document in the Rabbinic Canon, Volume I is a study of the inclusion of biographical narratives about sages in components of the unfolding canon of Rabbinic Judaism in the formative age.

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

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

This is the story of Jewish youth in upstate New York during the fin-de-siecledecade of the nineteenth century.

Does the American Jewish experience represent a singular communal circumstance, or does it repeat, with obvious and unavoidable variation, the older European pattern of Jewish existence?

Bubbe is interrupted while she is making charoses for the Passover seder.

Features the history and customs of Passover, including the story of the Exodus, all about chametz and matzah, the tradition of tzedakah at Passover, and an introduction to the seder.

The story of Hanukkah complete with candle blessings, rules for playing dreidel and other games, recipes, songs, and thoughts on miracles, giving, and more.

With its delightful folktales, songs, and blessings, this illustrated introduction to Rosh Hashanah captures the essence of the holiday of renewal.

This comprehensive, illustrated introduction to Yom Kippur makes the concepts of forgiveness, repentance, and starting over easy to grasp, and complements each with words and music to holiday songs and classic folk stories.

Joseph always welcomes guests to his Sabbath table, while his greedy neighbor Judah scoffs at Joseph's generosity.

"e;How can a vegetable be 'rude'?

Hurrying home to celebrate Hanukkah, Engineer Ari screeches his train to a halt to avoid hitting a stubborn camel sitting on the tracks.

Join a class of preschoolers as they learn about celebrating Shabbat.

A Rosh Hashanah story based on the first historic train ride from Jaffa to Jerusalem in 1892, shortening the journey between the two cities from 3 days to 3 hours.

A family celebrates the fall holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah by building a sukkah, dancing with the Torah and other Jewish holiday customs.

Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumJewish Responses to Persecution: 1941-1942 is the third volume in a five-volume set published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum that offers a new perspective on Holocaust history.

The Diary of Samuel Golfard and the Holocaust in Galicia examines the contents and context of a rare diary written by a Jewish man from Nazi-occupied Poland.

Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumJewish Responses to Persecution: Volume II, 1938-1940 is the second volume of the five-volume set within the series "e;Documenting Life and Destruction: Holocaust Sources in Context.

Children during the Holocaust, from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, tells the story of the Holocaust through the eyes, and fates, of its youngest victims.

Published in association with the United States Holocaust Memorial MuseumJewish Responses to Persecution, 1933-1946 offers a new perspective on Holocaust history by presenting documentation that describes the manifestations and meanings of Nazi Germany's "e;Final Solution"e; from the Jewish perspective.

The Talmud states, "e;In a world that lacks humanity, be human.

A fitting conclusion to a well-researched and meticulously edited memoir translation.

The main aim of this work is to understand Jesus as he saw himself, and to compare that self-understanding with the ways in which others have grasped the nature of his mission.

This book is a major contribution to the sociology of religion and to religious and biblical studies.

This book is a comprehensive account of how the Jews became a diaspora people.

Natan Sznaider offers a highly original account of Jewish memory and politics before and after the Holocaust.

The main aim of this work is to understand Jesus as he saw himself, and to compare that self-understanding with the ways in which others have grasped the nature of his mission.

This book is a major contribution to the sociology of religion and to religious and biblical studies.

This book is a comprehensive account of how the Jews became a diaspora people.

Natan Sznaider offers a highly original account of Jewish memory and politics before and after the Holocaust.

A Simon & Schuster eBook.

Birth of a Worldview is a groundbreaking intellectual history of the making of the worldview that came to define western Christian culture for two millennia.

The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and white-the women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel.

In Jewish Faith and Modern Science, renowned Jewish philosopher and rabbi Norbert Samuelson argues that modern Jewish philosophy has died_that it has failed to address the challenges to traditional beliefs posed by scientific advances, and is therefore no longer relevant to Jews today.

In this first comprehensive history in English of the Jews of Hebron, Jerold S.

How is it possible, after the Shoah, to declare one's faith in the God of Israel?

The Life and Teachings of Hillel provides the most comprehensive treatment ever published of one of the greatest figures in Jewish tradition.

In this volume, noted philosopher Lenn E.

Discover God's Plans for Israel, the Church, the End Times, and Beyond In his book Israel and the Church, bestselling author and native Israeli Amir Tsarfati illuminates God's current and future plans for His chosen onesthe Jewish people and the Christian church.

The concepts of social memory and social identity have been increasingly used in the study of ancient Jewish and Christian sources.

How the rabbis of the Talmud transformed everything into a legal question-and Jewish law into a way of thinking and talking about everythingThough typically translated as "e;Jewish law,"e; the term halakhah is not an easy match for what is usually thought of as law.

Several prophets such as Amos, Ezekiel, Zephaniah, Zechariah, Isaiah and Malachi all loudly proclaimed and foretold "e;The Day of Yahweh.