Judaism

In the race to discover real solutions for the conflicts that plague contemporary society, it is essential that we look to precedent.

In recent years, there has been an upsurge of interest in religion and religious issues.

Dans la plus pure tradition talmudique, deux rabbins relisant le pentateuque se demandent si Elohim n’a pas commis d’erreur en créant l’univers et s’il a toujours judicieusement géré l’humanité.

An epidemic such as COVID-19 challenges life's very order and meaning, interferes in our relations with others, and breaks apart our routine.

How do people link the past to the present, marking continuity in the face of the fundamental discontinuities of history?

This book is not just for Jewish people.

Seventy years after it took place, the Holocaust committed against the Jews of Europe during World War II continues to cast a giant shadow over humankind.

Miriam von Nordheim-Diehl behandelt das "Korach-Problem" des Alten Testaments.

A comprehensive investigation of notions of "e;time"e; in deuterocanonical and cognate literature, from the ancient Jewish up to the early Christian eras, requires further scholarship.

Michael Levi Rodkinson (1845-1904) was a journalist, author, and publisher whose literary projects spanned numerous countries and continents.

WINNER OF THE 2019 DUFF COOPER PRIZETHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'With emotional and psychological insight, Barton unlocks this sleeping giant of our culture.

Often, readers and commentators read the Proverbs as timeless observations and recommendations regarding human nature, valid for all cultures and places.

A new commentary for today's world, The Story of God Bible Commentary explains and illuminates each passage of Scripture in light of the Bible's grand story.

To date, scholars explored Bruce Nauman's oeuvre through various perspectives, concepts and premises, including linguistics, performance, power and knowledge, sound, the political and more.

Judaism in a Post-Halakhic Age tackles the following questions: 1.

This study documents the history, traditions, tales, customs, and institutions of the Jadid al-Islam "e;New Muslims.

Praying in the Spirit of Christ offers contemporary readers a compelling and holistic vision of what life in Christ can mean for them.

Magnus Zetterholm uses theoretical insights from the social sciences to deal with the complex issues raised by the parting of Judaism and Christianity, and the accompanying rise of Christian anti-Semitism in ancient Antioch.

When Words Fail: A Religious Response to Undeserved Hurt is written for the pastoral counselor as well as for all those who accept the teachings of their respective religious traditions and the insights of the behavioral sciences as being indispensable tools in the healing process.

'Irans strategy is to eat away at American power, while legitimising its own role as a regional power with nuclear ambitions.

This illuminating study explores a central but neglected aspect of modern Jewish history: the problem of abandoned Jewish wives, or agunes ("e;chained wives"e;)-women who under Jewish law could not obtain a divorce-and of the men who deserted them.

Se apagaba el siglo III y amanecía el siglo II a.

In the The Misunderstood Jew, scholar Amy-Jill Levine helps Christians and Jews understand the "e;Jewishness"e; of Jesus so that their appreciation of him deepens and a greater interfaith dialogue can take place.

Rife with incest, adultery, rape, and murder, the biblical story of Jacob and his children must have troubled ancient readers.

Received opinion imagines Judaism and Islam as two distinct religions interacting in the centuries following the death of Muhammad in the early seventh century.

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Moving from cosmology to creativity to criminology, the Torah explores the breadth of human existence: ethics and ritual, narratives of Patriarchs and Matriarchs, history and a philosophy of history--all of these drive the first five books of Hebrew Scripture.

In Blood Relations, Janet Adelman confronts her resistance to The Merchant of Venice as both a critic and a Jew.

As he did so brilliantly in his bestselling book, jewish literacy,Joseph Teluslikin once again mines a subject of, Jewish history and religion so richly that his book becomes an inspiring companion and a fundamental reference.

Gerald K.

Across three centuries, AJYB has provided insight into major trends.

A Step-by-Step Guide for Honoring the Dead and Empowering the Living When someone dies, there are so many questions-from what to do in the moment of grief, to dealing with the practical details of the funeral, to spiritual concerns about the meaning of life and death.

When Josh breaks the rules and plays ball indoors, he finds himself apologizing not only to his parents, but to Sammy Spider as well.

These five essays deal with the influence of Judaic haggadah or lore, especially in the form of "e;creative historiography"e; or "e;imaginative dramatization,"e; on four enigmatic passages in the Gospels, and one in Acts.

This is the sequel to the author's iconoclastic Toward a Grammar of Biblical Poetics (Oxford, 1992), in which Brichto argues for the aesthetic wholeness of the Hebrew Bible, and the consistency of Scripture's preachment on God, nature, and the human condition--in direct opposition to current source criticism, which maintains that inconsistencies within the text support an atomistic reading of multiple authors.

A step-by-step guide to cultivating volunteers who thrive within the Jewish community.

Explores the roots of evangelical Christian support for Israel through an examination of the Southern Baptist Convention One week after the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) repeatedly and overwhelmingly voted down resolutions congratulating fellow Southern Baptist Harry Truman on his role in Israel's creation.

Holy war, sanctioned or even commanded by God, is a common and recurring theme in the Hebrew Bible.

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This book looks at the post-Holocaust experience with emphasis on aspects of its impact on popular culture.

Three New York Times bestsellers chronicle the rise of America’s most influential Jewish families as they transition from poor immigrants to household names.