This book, an examination of Judaism as it evolved over a period of approximately 1,500 years, is an analysis of the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Jewish writings, with special emphasis on theology...
Peter Ochs is one of today's most influential Jewish philosophers and the cofounder of the practice of Scriptural Reasoning. Signs of Salvation: A Festschrift for Peter Ochs celebrates Ochs' deep and...
For those seeking a fresh, contemporary approach to the stories and themes of Genesis, this book offers an inspiring gateway into the heart of the ancient text. Both newcomers and seasoned readers will...
An Introductory Guide to Early Rabbinic Legal Rhetoric and Literary Conventions
by Jack N. Lightstone
$55.00
£42.00
AU$75.00
ISBN: 9781532659010
Pub Date: August 2020
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Cascade Books
In the Seat of Moses offers readers a unique, frank, and penetrating analysis of the rise of rabbinic Judaism in the late Roman period. Over time and through masterly rhetorical strategy, rabbinic writings...
Afterword by Rabbi Camille Shira Angel and Rabbi Dev Noily
$32.00
£25.00
AU$45.00
ISBN: 9781532665127
Pub Date: March 2020
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
Queering the Text: Biblical, Medieval, and Modern Jewish Stories grapples with traditional midrashim, plays with homoerotic love poems from medieval Spain, and envisions alternate versions of the present....
Wayne Allen traces the evolution of the office of synagogue cantor as reflected in the primary sources of Jewish law as well as in Jewish lore from the third century to the present day. Allen explores...
Should Genesis rightly be identified as law--that is, as torah or legal instruction for Israel? Peterson argues in the affirmative, concluding that Genesis serves a greater function than merely offering...
Edited by Frederick E. Greenspahn and Gary A. Rendsburg
$48.00
£36.00
AU$65.00
ISBN: 9781498206914
Pub Date: March 2017
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Cascade Books
An international array of twenty-six scholars contributes twenty-one essays to honor Ziony Zevit (American Jewish University), one of the foremost biblical scholars of his generation. The breadth of...
No field of study is livelier than the history of Roman-era Judaea (ca. 200 BC to AD 400). Bold reinterpretations of texts and new archaeological discoveries prompt us constantly to rethink assumptions....
The remarkable discovery of ancient Near Eastern law collections or "codes," beginning with the Laws of Hammurabi and followed by many other collections in decades following, opened a new window upon...
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