Judaism list 49

The Cabana Chronicles Book Two Conversations About God

The Cabana Chronicles

by John B. Bartholomew
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2017

This is the one of three books in "The Cabana Chronicles" series on apologetics, the systemtic and logical defense ot the Christian religion. Each of the books compares a different religion with Christianity.This book compares Christianity with Judaism and Islam.

The Septuagint and Homeric Scholarship in Alexandria

A Study in the Narrative of the 'Letter of Aristeas'

by Sylvie Honigman
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2004

The Letter of Aristeas tells the story of how Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt commissioned seventy scholars to translate the Hebrew Bible into Greek. Long accepted as a straightforward historical account of a cultural enterprise in Ptolemaic Alexandria, the Letter nevertheless poses serious interpretative...

The Kabbalah

A Tradition of Hidden Knowledge

by Inc. The Book Laboratory
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2013

This beautifully illustrated book explains the Kabbalah—the mystical side of Judaism—in a way that is easy to grasp, making it an inspiration for anyone interested in the mysteries of life.

Against Apion

by Flavius Josephus
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2016

Against Apion was a polemical work written by Flavius Josephus,a first-century Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer, who was born in Jerusalem—then part of Roman Judea—to a father of priestly descent and a mother who claimed royal ancestry.As a defense of Judaism as a classical religion...

The Jewish God Question

What Jewish Thinkers Have Said about God, the Book, the People, and the Land

by Andrew Pessin
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2018

The Jewish God Question explores what a diverse array of Jewish thinkers have said about the interrelated questions of God, the Book, the Jewish people, and the Land of Israel. Exploring topics such as the existence of God, God’s relationship to the world and to history, how to read the Bible, Jewish...

Philosemitism in History

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Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2011

Too often philosemitism, the idealization of Jews and Judaism, has been simplistically misunderstood as merely antisemitism in sheep's clothing. This book takes a different approach, surveying the phenomenon from antiquity to the present day, and highlighting its rich complexity and broad impact on...

Historical and Biblical Israel

The History, Tradition, and Archives of Israel and Judah

by Reinhard G. Kratz
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2015

At the center of this book lies a fundamental yet unanswered question: under which historical and sociological conditions and in what manner the Hebrew Bible became an authoritative tradition, that is, holy scripture and the canon of Judaism as well as Christianity. Reinhard G. Kratz answers this...

Resurrection: The Origin of a Religious Fallacy

by Adam Weishaupt
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2011

Most people who believe in resurrection have no idea what this concept entails. It is in fact the product of Jewish Messianic theory which says that a Jewish priest-king will one day establish an earthly paradise and all the righteous Jews who died before the establishment of "the Kingdom" will be...

Music and Kabbalah

by Matityahu Glazerson
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1996

Music is an intrinsic part of Jewish expression, reaching back to the biblical "Song of the Sea," which appears in Exodus, and the Psalms composed by King David. Employing the tools of Jewish mysticism, Music and Kabbalah examines the spiritual connection between God and music. The...

Jews and Their Foodways

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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015

Food is not just a physical necessity but also a composite commodity. It is part of a communication system, a nonverbal medium for expression, and a marker of special events. Bringing together contributions from fourteen historians, anthropologists, sociologists, and literary critics, Volume XXVIII...

The Biblical Festivals: Messiah's Aliyah Of Glory

by P. R. Otokletos
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2015

This work details G_D's great plan for restoration as revealed through the eternal Holy Days and prophecy contained with G_D's Torah and does so from a Messianic Judaism or Hebrew Roots perspective. As we approach the end times both Jewish believers and adherents of Christianity should grasp...

Impurity and Gender in the Hebrew Bible

by Elizabeth W. Goldstein
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015

Impurity and Gender in the Hebrew Bible explores the role of female blood in the Hebrew Bible and considers its theological implications for future understandings of purity and impurity in the Jewish religion. Influenced by the work of Jonathan Klawans (Sin and Impurity in Ancient Judaism), and using...

Feeding the Five Thousand

Studies in the Judaic Background of Mark 6:30-44 par. and John 6:1-15

by Roger David Aus
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012

The story of Jesus feeding the five thousand is found in all four Gospels, and is told in two of them twice. Roger David Aus primarily explores the many facets of early Palestinian Judaism which inform the story, especially in regard to the miracle-worker Elisha. He describes four major motifs in...

Living Jewish Life Cycle

How to Create Meaningful Jewish Rites of Passage at Every Stage of Life

by Rabbi Goldie Milgram
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2011

The spiritual tools you can use to infuse Jewish life cycle ceremonies with meaning, integrity and joy. Discover the spiritual meaning in Judaism’s major life cycle moments. Understand, create and enter wholeheartedly into Jewish life cycle ceremonies, preparatory practice, and celebrations. More...