Judaism

This book offers a novel approach for the study of law in the Judean Desert Scrolls, using the prism of legal theory.

When we encounter a text, whether ancient or modern, we typically start at the beginning and work our way toward the end.

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Perhaps no declaration incites more theological and moral outrage than a human's claim to be divine.

The Latter Prophets--Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelve--comprise a fascinating collection of prophetic oracles, narratives, and vision reports from ancient Israel and Judah.

Are We Not Men?

By 1791, the French Revolution had spread to Haiti, where slaves and free blacks alike had begun demanding civil rights guaranteed in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man.

By 1791, the French Revolution had spread to Haiti, where slaves and free blacks alike had begun demanding civil rights guaranteed in the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man.

This book explores Icelandic spirit work, known as andleg mal, which features trance and healing practices that span earth and spirit realms, historical eras, scientific and supernatural worldviews, and cross-Atlantic cultures.

This book explores Icelandic spirit work, known as andleg mal, which features trance and healing practices that span earth and spirit realms, historical eras, scientific and supernatural worldviews, and cross-Atlantic cultures.

Finalist for the American Jewish Studies cateogry of the 2016 National Jewish Book AwardsEarly in the 1800s, American Jews consciously excluded rabbinic forces from playing a role in their community's development.

Amidst the growing forums of kinky Jews, orthodox drag queens, and Jewish geisha girls, we find today's sexy Jewess in a host of reflexive plays with sexed-up self-display.

Amidst the growing forums of kinky Jews, orthodox drag queens, and Jewish geisha girls, we find today's sexy Jewess in a host of reflexive plays with sexed-up self-display.

In The Power of Equivocation Amy Kalmanofsky addresses the Bible's inherent complexity as well as the complexity of those who seek to read the Bible critically, generously, and honestly.

Snakebite may sound like a rare and exotic phenomenon, but in India it is a problem that affects 1.

Who is the biblical Gideon?

In this masterful new study of the ancient poetry of the Song of Songs, Elaine T.

In this masterful new study of the ancient poetry of the Song of Songs, Elaine T.

Among Chinese religious sites, Mount Putuo, the "e;Island of Guanyin,"e; stands out as a fascinating embodiment of China's vibrant Buddhist tradition.

The thirteenth-century Jewish mystical classic Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Splendor), commonly known as the Zohar, took shape against a backdrop of rising anti-Judaism in Spain.

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

The thirteenth-century Jewish mystical classic Sefer ha-Zohar (The Book of Splendor), commonly known as the Zohar, took shape against a backdrop of rising anti-Judaism in Spain.

Kingship and Memory in Ancient Judah addresses the question of how a postmonarchic society would remember and imagine its monarchy, and kingship in general, as part of its past, present, and future.

The Priestly Blessing found in Numbers 6:24-26 left a deep imprint upon Jewish and Christian religious practice and tradition.

Sin, often defined as a violation of divine will, remains a crucial idea in contemporary moral and religious discourse.

Food is not just a physical necessity but also a composite commodity.

Although the relationship of the Hebrew Bible and violence has been of interest to scholars in recent years, ritual violence in its various manifestations has been underexplored, as have been the theoretical dimensions of ritual violence.

Making Men identifies and elaborates on a theme in the Hebrew Bible that has largely gone unnoticed by scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood.

Winner of the AAR's 2016 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual StudiesHow Repentance Became Biblical tells the story of repentance as a concept.

This is the study of an anonymous ancient work, usually called Joseph and Aseneth, which narrates the transformation of the daughter of an Egyptian priest into an acceptable spouse for the biblical Joseph, whose marriage to Aseneth is given brief notice in Genesis.

Finalist for the American Jewish Studies cateogry of the 2016 National Jewish Book AwardsEarly in the 1800s, American Jews consciously excluded rabbinic forces from playing a role in their community's development.

Perhaps no declaration incites more theological and moral outrage than a human's claim to be divine.

Oft-referenced and frequently set to music, Psalm 137 - which begins "e;By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion"e; - has become something of a cultural touchstone for music and Christianity across the Atlantic world.

Oft-referenced and frequently set to music, Psalm 137 - which begins "e;By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion"e; - has become something of a cultural touchstone for music and Christianity across the Atlantic world.

The Burden of Silence is the first monograph on Sabbateanism, an early modern Ottoman-Jewish messianic movement, tracing it from its beginnings during the seventeenth century up to the present day.

Most studies of the history of interpretation of Song of Songs focus on its interpretation from late antiquity to modernity.

On Biblical Poetry takes a fresh look at the nature of biblical Hebrew poetry beyond its currently best-known feature, parallelism.

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Snakebite may sound like a rare and exotic phenomenon, but in India it is a problem that affects 1.

History is littered with evidence of humanity's fascination with drugs and the pursuit of altered states.

History is littered with evidence of humanity's fascination with drugs and the pursuit of altered states.

Jewish copyright law is a rich body of jurisprudence that developed in parallel with modern copyright laws and the book privileges that preceded them.

Joyce Dalsheim's ethnographic study takes a ground-breaking approach to one of the most contentious issues in the Middle East: the Israeli settlement project.

The recent renewal of the faith-reason debate has focused attention on earlier episodes in its history.

The emergence of formative Judaism has traditionally been examined in light of a theological preoccupation with the two competing religious movements, 'Christianity' and 'Judaism' in the first centuries of the Common Era.

Volume XXIII of the distinguished annual Studies in Contemporary Jewry explores the role of sports in modern Jewish history.

Among Chinese religious sites, Mount Putuo, the "e;Island of Guanyin,"e; stands out as a fascinating embodiment of China's vibrant Buddhist tradition.

The early sixteenth century saw a major crisis in Christian-Jewish relations: the attempt to confiscate and destroy every Jewish book in Germany.

In the traditional Jewish liturgy, a man thanks God daily for not having been made a gentile, a woman, or a slave.

Volume XXII of the distinguished annual Studies in Contemporary Jewry explores the major and rapid changes experienced by a population known variously as "e;Sephardim,"e; "e;Oriental"e; Jews and "e;Mizrahim"e; over the last fifty years.