Sacred Writings category: 300 books

Jesus Heals A Little Boy – A Miracle in Capernaum is a story of Jesus' second recorded miracle. While in Cana, a royal official's son was sick, and he asked Jesus to heal his son. When returning home to Capernaum, the man's servants told him his son was well, just as Jesus said he would be. The...

Jesus Raises A Little Girl – A Miracle in Capernaum is a story of a little girl in Capernaum who had died. She was the daughter of Jairus, a ruler in the synagogue. Jesus went to her home and brought her back to life proving His claims to be the Messiah who was to come. The story is based on the...

In the Image of God: A Feminist Commentary on the Torah is a unique blend of traditional Judaism and radical feminism and is a groundbreaking commentary on the Bible, the central document of Jewish life. Using classical Jewish sources as well as supplementary material from history, anthropology, sociology,...

DEPUIS Vespasien, l’histoire des Juifs n’offre que des scenes de douleur & des tragédies sanglantes  : onze cent mille périrent au siège de Jérusalem  ; deux cent trente-sept mille autres étoient morts tant à la défense de Jopata,...

A copper scroll was unearthed in a cave at the Dead Sea in 1952. Astonishingly, it described sixty four sites where enormous amounts of gold and silver treasures were supposed to be buried in biblical times. The scroll also outlined the existence of a duplicate inventory, which indicated the treasures...

This book offers a novel approach for the study of law in the Judean Desert Scrolls, using the prism of legal theory. Following a couple of decades of scholarly consensus withdrawing from the "Essene hypothesis," it proposes to revive the term, and suggests employing it for the sectarian movement...

In Rabbinic Tales of Destruction, Julia Watts Belser examines early Jewish accounts of the Roman conquest of Judea. Faced with stories of sexual violence, enslavement, forced prostitution, disability, and bodily risk, Belser argues, our readings of rabbinic narrative must wrestle with the brutal body...

When we first announced our intention of publishing a translation of this work, we were unaware that it had ever appeared in English before it was inserted in the New York Truthseeker by “Scholasticus.” This able and learned writer, who has since published his translation, with other highly interesting...

This edition features a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS Special Introduction Selections From The Talmud Translator's Introduction On Blessings On The Sabbatical Year On The Sabbath On The Passover On The Day Of Atonement On Tabernacles The New Year On Fasting The Feast-Offering The...

Eighteen Treatises from the Mishna by D. A. Sola and M. J. Raphall One of the first English translations of a substantial portion of the Mishna, the treasure-house of Jewish law and tradition. This is one of the earliest substantial English translations of the Mishna, the core of Jewish...

Original painter and set designer, throughout his career David Sharir has creatively combined painting and theater. Now the public can enjoy the artist s entire collection of interpretive paintings on the psalms, beautifully showcased in this stunning book. An intriguing blend of straightforward meaning...

The Book of Jonah stands unique among the biblical books of the prophets because it is almost entirely narrative. And, in contrast to all the other prophets portrayed as admirable individuals who bravely speak God’s word, Jonah stands out as flawed and fleeing from God. We are drawn to Jonah because...

The most common English translations of the Bible often sound like a single, somewhat archaic voice. In fact, the Bible is made up of many separate books composed by multiple writers in a wide range of styles and perspectives. It is, as Michael Carasik demonstrates, not a remote text reserved for...

For acclaimed novelist and rosh yeshiva Rabbi Haim Sabato, the world of Torah literature offers an encounter with a rich culture, inspiration, and ideas. In Rest for the Dove, Rabbi Sabato examines each Torah portion, deftly interweaving colorful threads of thought into beautifully-crafted essays. ...