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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948626828Author Tirzah FirestoneFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing Company

Modern Jewish philosophy emerged in the seventeenth century, with the impact of the new science and modern philosophy on thinkers who were reflecting upon the nature of Judaism and Jewish life. This collection of essays examines the work of several of...

This book is designed to cover one year's work in Hebrew leading up to a full understanding of the language. It has been used by the author with his students for many years and the published text is the result of testing and refining over these years. ...

Questions of vocation and character formation become important to students as they continue to receive higher education. Jesus Ben Sira combines secular wisdom from Near Eastern wisdom sources and divine revelations from the Hebrew Bible to create the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684717258Author Martin BuberFormat PaperbackPage Count 185Imprint Howard BooksPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 166g

This first book in our new basic Judaism series introduces the key concept of the Jewish community. Through stories, interviews, and activities, students will discover how our community brings us together, providing a lifelong connection to our heritage,...

The Invention of Ancient Israel shows how the history of ancient Palestine has been obscured by the search for Israel. Keith W. Whitelam argues that ancient Israel has been invented by scholars in the image of a European nation state. He explores the...

Gideon Bohak gives a pioneering account of the broad history of ancient Jewish magic, from the Second Temple to the rabbinic period. It is based both on ancient magicians' own compositions and products in Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek, and on the...

Groundbreaking research that utilizes archaeological discoveries and ancient texts to revolutionize our understanding of the beginnings of Judaism  “A bravura study.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)   Throughout much of history, the Jewish way of...

"Amir Tsarfati tells the prophetic story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and in the process helps his readers to comprehend God's unique purpose and plan for both Israel and the Church. His refutation of Replacement Theology is profound and yet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780806538761Author Lita EpsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.

The Jewish People in its very being constitutes a living protest against a world of hatred, violence and war. Radical Then, Radical Now is a powerful testimony to the amazing resilience of the Jewish people who have, through their endurance of four...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892813223Author Anne Meurois-GivaudanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Inner Traditions Bear and CompanyPublisher Inner Traditions Bear and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609807316Author Rav P.S. BergFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 221gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The reputation and influence of Emmanuel Levinas (1906-96) has grown powerfully. Well known in France in his lifetime, he has since his death become widely regarded as a major European moral philosopher profoundly shaped by his Jewish background. A pupil...

This book offers an account of the 4,000-year history of the Jews, from the ancient Patriarchs and Kings through to modern times. It also explores the Jewish faith, its traditional beliefs and practices, its festivals and celebrations, and the way of...

The history of the Jews of Spain is a remarkable story that begins in the remote past and continues today. For more than a thousand years, Sepharad (the Hebrew word for Spain) was home to a large Jewish community noted for its richness and virtuosity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060930851Author Rebbetzin JungreisFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 376gDimensions(mm)...

A brilliant portrait of a beloved and controversial figure in twentieth-century spirituality. Simone Weil (1906-1943) was a writer and philosopher who devoted her life to a search for ...

Originally published in 1896 as Der Judenstaat, The Jewish State has taken its place among the likes of The Communist Manifesto and Common Sense as polemic writings which have changed modern history. Theodor Herzl's advocacy for a separate, independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805210330Author Harold S. KushnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 223gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Why have Jews been the object of the most enduring and universal hatred in history? Why is the Jewish state the most hated country in the world today? Drawing on extensive historical research, Prager and Telushkin reveal how Judaism's distinctive...

Provide students with a strong understanding of religion with high quality, engaging and content-rich resources building a firm foundation for the new GCSE 9-1 Religious Studies. Deliver a rich, coherent RE course at KS3 and equip pupils with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsShort-listed for British Book Design and Production Awards: Graphic Novel 2019 and Communication Arts Illustration Competition 2020.Book InformationISBN 9781908434517Author...

Acclaimed as an instant classic on its original publication and eagerly sought by students of magic ever since, Paths of Wisdom is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of the magical Cabala, as practiced in the ...

A ground-breaking account of the potential and failures of Christianity since the colonialist period-winner of the 2015 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion and of an American Academy of Religion Award for Excellence "Detailing the nooks and crannies...

Discover God's Plans for Israel, the Church, the End Times, and Beyond In his book Israel and the Church, bestselling author and native Israeli Amir Tsarfati illuminates God's current and future plans for His chosen ones-the Jewish people and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805210422Author Gershom ScholemFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Schocken BooksPublisher Schocken BooksWeight(grams) 420gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 133mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781571895561Author Rabbi Philip S BergFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Research Centre of KabbalahPublisher Research Centre of KabbalahWeight(grams)...

This is a comprehensive history of Jewish religion and philosophy, its traditions and practices, magnificently illustrated with over 500 photographs and paintings. It is an in-depth introduction to the religion and its rich cultural and spiritual...

Judaism and Modernity: Philosophical Essays challenges the philosophical presentation of Judaism as the sublime 'other' of modernity. Here, Gillian Rose develops a philosophical alternative to deconstruction and post-modernism by critically re-engaging...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060766627Author Michael WiseFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint HarperSanFranciscoPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671602703Author Blu GreenbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 530Imprint Simon & Schuster LtdPublisher Simon & Schuster Ltd

In this book contemporary Judaism is presented in all its rich diversity, including both traditional and modern theologies as well as secular forms of Jewish identity. While the focus of the book is on developments that have taken place in the past two...

The Collected Works of Spinoza provides, for the first time in English, a truly satisfactory edition of all of Spinoza's writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the original-language texts, done by a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781592640256Author Rabbi Jonathan SacksFormat HardbackImprint Toby Press LtdPublisher Toby Press LtdWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 224mm * 150mm * 28mm

Yehuda Bauer, one of the world's premier historians of the Holocaust, here presents an insightful overview and reconsideration of its history and meaning. Drawing on research he and other historians have done in recent years, he offers fresh opinions on...

'...detailed and fair.' - The Spectator 'An exhaustive, impressive achievement.' - The Tablet As a minority, Jews in Britain are confident, their institutions competent and mature. And yet within Jewish life in Britain there is a pervading sense of...

Margaret Barker believes that Christianity developed so quickly because it was a return to far older faith - far older than the Greek culture that is long-held to have influenced Christianity. Temple Theology explains that the preaching of the gospel and...

Sacks argues that faiths must remain open to criticism, keep alive their separate communities and still contribute far more to national debates on moral issues. they must also learn to get along better. His thesis is that we still live under a Biblical...