Looks at the history of milk, eggs, meat, fruits, vegetables, spices, grains, nuts, bread, sauces, sugars, alcohol, and food additives, and discusses nutrition and the principles of cooking

Product Description: This book reflects on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the current and historical relationships that exist between the faith-traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It begins with discussion on the state of Jewish-Christian relations, examining antisemitism and the Holocaust, the impact of Israel and theological controversies such as covenant and mission...read more

A valuable resource that introduces the tenets and history of Judaism goes beyond the Jewish belief system to examine Judaism as a practice and a way of life, discussing the various types of Jews, what Judaism is and what it means to be a Jew, the origins and history of Judaism, the influence of Judaism on both Christianity and Islam, and the roots of anti-Semitism and Zionism. Original.

Product Description: A valuable resource for anyone seeking a basic understanding of what being Jewish is all about. Judaism is full of different opinions. In fact, no single definition of Judaism is acceptable to all Jews. And Judaism is not simply a series of beliefs; it is a practice and a way of life...read more

Product Description: James K. Aitken and Edward D. Kessler have assembled here a widely diverse collection of essays on Jewish-Christian relations, a discipline that, compared with other subjects studied in university and religious circles, is relatively young...read more

Product Description: One of the most well-known stories in the Bible is the account of how Abraham's faith in God was demonstrated by a willingness to sacrifice his long-awaited son at God's command. This story has been a source of fascination for Jews and Christians over many centuries, and Edward Kessler offers an engrossing account of their interpretations...read more

Product Description: Themes in Jewish-Christian Relations provides a rich and wide-ranging analysis of core topics in the study of historical and contemporary encounters between Christians and Jews. The essays examine such questions as the contribution of Jewish scholars to the Quest for the Historical Jesus, the public image and reception of Elie Wiesel, images of Christians and Christianity in modern Hebrew and Jewish literature, changing Christian theologies of Judaism, Jewish-Muslim-Christian relations post 9/11, Jewish-Christian relations and the cinema, and the development of common approaches to violent Scriptures...read more

Product Description: Surprisingly little has been written about the origins of Liberal Judaism in England but this book examines why the movement was founded and how it developed. Kessler has selected the key writings of the four founders to demonstrate their understanding of modern Judaism...read more

Product Description: Book by Kessler, Edward

Product Description: The Description for this book, Flannery O'Connor and the Language of Apocalypse, will be forthcoming.

Product Description: Book by Kessler, Edward