Product Description: The Old, the New and the Rewritten is the first book-length study focusing on the Targum of Psalms in more than 50 years. Edwards focuses on the exegetical aspects of the Targum through a detailed study of fifteen psalms and examines how the Targum relates to other Jewish and Christian exegetical traditions that have drawn upon the book of Psalms...read more

Unexplainable coincidences abound in the Bible and in biblical Hebrew. For example, the Hebrew words for “ear” and “balance” are derived from the same philological root. But it was only toward the end of the nineteenth century that scientists discovered that the human body’s balancing mechanism resides in the ear. Coincidences in the Bible and in biblical Hebrew details scores of such incidents, including: Words in Hebrew that show intent to convey a message Coincidences in the Hebrew language that show intent to convey hidden information, and occasionally information that could not be expected to be known in biblical times Passages in the Bible that convey or assume information or knowledge unlikely to have been known in biblical times Other coincidences from Jewish tradition or Jewish history Author Haim Shore discusses two types of coincidences—those that can be considered just that, and others that are subject to rigorous statistical analysis. Altogether, nineteen analyses have been conducted with highly significant results. Simple plots that accompany the analyses clarify their meanings and implications so that no prior statistical know-how is required.

Product Description: Ritual and Rhetoric in Leviticus uses rhetorical analysis to expose the motives behind the writing of the central book of the Torah/Pentateuch and its persuasive function in ancient Judaism. Rhetorical analysis of Leviticus has implications not only for the form and contents of that book, but also for understanding the later history of the rhetoric of priesthood, of sacrifice, and especially of scripture...read more

The book examines the ways in which the editors of Numbers created a narrative of the forty-year journey through the wilderness to control understanding of the past and influence attitudes in the future. The book explores politics, collective memory, and the strategies used by its priestly editors to convince the children of Israel to accept priestly rule. The book also focuses on the tragic dimension of the long journey and the transmission of tradition, memory, and values that occurs in such an atmosphere of crisis.

The essays in this book consider issues of tolerance and intolerance faced by Jews and Christians between 200 BCE and 200 CE. Several essays are concerned with aspects of early Jewish-Christian relationships, several discuss ways Jews and Christians defined themselves against the pagan world, and several consider issues of tolerance that arose in rival groups within early Judaism and within early Christianity. The book derives from the first symposium in this field in which scholars from Israel and the UK shared, and is distinctive in its theme of perennial concern for humanity.

Product Description: This book compares the addresses in the Books of Chronicles with similar material in the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah and in the post-exilic prophets. Dr. Mason contends that there are many features of style, theme, and purpose in these latter books that closely echo features found in the addresses...read more

A study of the Pharisees, in particular as they appear in the New Testament and in relation to Jesus. The main part of the book brings together the most important Greek and Semitic source material in translation. This facilitates reference, and it makes possible group and seminar discussion of documents which have hitherto been difficult to study in English. As in his book The Targums and Rabbinic Literature Mr Bowker makes available and accessible to students material which tends to be removed from them by language and technicality. In his introduction he explains the many problems and uncertainties which surround this apparently well-known but actually little-understood group. He shows that they were far from constituting a static, uniform sect, and that they had an important history of their own. He finally suggests an approach to understanding Jesus' relations with them, which in turn suggests an understanding of Jesus' conception of his own relation to God, and also of his 'trial'.

Product Description: A clear and concise handbook to the TANAKHNamed one of the “Best of the Best from the University Presses: Books You Should Know About” by the Association of American University Presses. This new volume in the acclaimed JPS Guides series is an invaluable companion to the Jewish Bible, providing readers with ready access to important facts and Bible basics: how the Bible became the “Bible”; its origins, content, and organization distinctions between the Jewish Bible (the TANAKH) and Christian Bibles a short history of Bible translations, and how they differ Bible commentaries storytelling, poetry, law, prophecy, and Wisdom literature popular methods of Bible study finding meaning through midrash...read more

Product Description: Explicit quotations from the Jewish Scriptures play a vital role in several of the apostle Paul's letters to struggling Christian congregations. In most cases the wording of these quotations differs markedly from all known versions of the biblical text...read more

Product Description: This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control...read more

Product Description: The so-called "Antioch Incident"--the confrontation between the apostles Peter and Paul recorded in Galatians 2.11-21--continues to be a source of controversy in scholarly as well as popular estimations of the emerging early church...read more

Product Description: The book is an introductory text for those wishing to study the Hebrew Scriptures. It gives a general overview of the Old Testament and then goes through the different types of genre in the book. Ideally suited for those beginning to study the bible...read more

Product Description: Tracing the Evidence: Dinah in Post-Hebrew Bible Literature examines the post-biblical literary developments of Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob. According to Genesis 34, Dinah was sexually violated by Shechem; however, there are gaps in the biblical narrative and little written about what happened to her after the fateful time...read more

Product Description: "The Student's Pesach Haggadah" is a new Haggadah with a new approach for students to learn the Pesach story. Students will append their thoughts to the commentaries of Rabbi Shmuel Jablon. RABBI JABLON first gives you his commentary throughout the Haggadah, which is based on the words of wisdom that he has heard or read from some of our great teachers...read more

Product Description: A JPS TANAKH that’s small enough to take anywhere.This new pocket-sized TANAKH is the most portable version of the Jewish Bible ever. Easy to hold and carry, the text is identical to that in our full-sized, English-only editions, set in two columns...read more

Product Description: A JPS TANAKH that’s small enough to take anywhere.Read our customer guideThis pocket-sized TANAKH is the most portable version of the Jewish Bible. Easy to hold and carry, the text is identical to that in our full-sized, English-only editions, set in two columns...read more

Product Description: A JPS TANAKH that’s small enough to take anywhere.This new pocket-sized TANAKH is the most portable version of the Jewish Bible ever. Easy to hold and carry, the text is identical to that in our full-sized, English-only editions, set in two columns...read more