Alan T Levenson: 4 books

Book cover of Joseph

Joseph

Portraits through the Ages

by Alan T. Levenson
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016

The complex and dramatic story of Joseph is the most sustained narrative in Genesis. Many call it a literary masterpiece and a story of great depth that can be read on many levels. In a lucid and engaging style, Alan T. Levenson brings the voices of Philo, Josephus, Midrash, and medieval commentators,...
Book cover of The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible

The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible

How Scholars in Germany, Israel, and America Transformed an Ancient Text

by Alan T. Levenson
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2011

Tracing its history from Moses Mendelssohn to today, Alan Levenson explores the factors that shaped what is the modern Jewish Bible and its centrality in Jewish life today. The Making of the Modern Jewish Bible explains how Jewish translators, commentators, and scholars made the Bible a keystone of...
Book cover of An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers

An Introduction to Modern Jewish Thinkers

From Spinoza to Soloveitchik

by Alan T. Levenson
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2006

Highlighting well-known Jewish thinkers from a very wide spectrum of opinion, the author addresses a range of issues, including: What makes a thinker Jewish? What makes modern Jewish thought modern? How have secular Jews integrated Jewish traditional thought with agnosticism? What do Orthodox thinkers...
Book cover of The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism
by Alan T. Levenson
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2012

In The Wiley-Blackwell History of Jews and Judaism, a team of internationally-renowned scholars offer a comprehensive and authoritative overview of Jewish life and culture, from the biblical period to contemporary times. Provides a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the main periods...
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