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A Theological Commentary to the Midrash: SifrZ to Numbers and SifrZ to Deuteronomy by Jacob Neusner 9780761820482
£85.89The purpose of this study is to identify the propositions of the principal Midrash-compilations of formative Judaism. Continuing with the theme of volume Seven, devoted to Sifra, Jacob Neusner proceeds to Sifré to Numbers and Sifré to Deuteronomy. It is,... -
The Aggadic Role in Halakhic Discourses by Jacob Neusner 9780761819318
£80.58This research report answers the question, how and specifically in what passages do the distinct Rabbinic modes of discourse, Halakhah and Aggadah, intersect? How do they make a statement in common? Halakhah is given priority. Then where and how does... -
Platforms and Prayer Books: Theological and Liturgical Perspectives on Reform Judaism by Dana Evan Kaplan 9780742515482
£62.16Since the Enlightenment, Jews have sought to understand Judaism as a modern religion in an intellectual context equivalent to Christianity. This shifted the focus of attention away from the ritual commandments to a concern with the universal foundations... -
Jewish Values in our Open Society: A Weekly Torah Commentary by Meir Tamari 9780765761224
£91.81Jewish Values in Our Open Society: A Weekly Torah Commentary takes a look at each of the Torah portions using traditional sources and classical commentaries, as well as the author's own involvement in our ever-changing world. In this way, the author... -
The Inclusive Hebrew Scriptures: The Prophets by Priests for Equality 9780759107625
£75.57Following the ordering of the Palestinian canon, The Inclusive Prophets includes the twelve minor prophets along with the Isaiah, Jeremiah and the historical books of Samuel and Kings. This second volume of the Inclusive Hebrew Scriptures follows the... -
The Diamond Sutra: The Prajna Paramita by William Gemmell 9780892540754
RRP: £13.99£9.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780892540754Author William GemmellFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S.Publisher Hays (Nicolas) Ltd ,U.S. -
The Native Category - Formations of the Aggadah: The Later Midrash-Compilations by Jacob Neusner 9780761816164
£80.62The Native Category-Formations of the Aggadah, Volume I is an attempt to identify the category-formations that comprise the Aggadic, or theological-exegetical-narrative. Through an inquiry of the theological and exegetical components of the Aggadah,... -
Judaism III: Culture and Modernity by Michael Tilly 9783170325876
RRP: £106.00£104.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783170325876Author Michael TillyFormat HardbackPage Count 239Imprint KohlhammerPublisher KohlhammerWeight(grams) 4800g -
The Tikkun Reader by Michael Lerner 9780742546813
RRP: £30.00£24.08For the past twenty years, Tikkun magazine has advanced liberal ideals, featuring articles on such important issues as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Jewish culture, and the intersection of religion and politics in the United States. Tikkun Reader is... -
A Theological Commentary to the Midrash: Ruth Rabbah and Esther Rabbah I by Jacob Neusner 9780761820239
£85.58This theological commentary to the Rabbinic Midrash explores a simple proposition, in three parts: I. The reading of Scripture by principal parts of the Rabbinic Midrash is formed by compositions and composites that are animated by a cogent theological... -
Trumah / Band 22: Ikonisierungsprozesse Judischer Selbstwahrnehmung/Processes of Iconization in Jewish Self-Perception by Frederek Musall 9783825363611
RRP: £21.00£18.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783825363611Author Frederek MusallFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint Universitatsverlag WinterPublisher Universitatsverlag WinterWeight(grams) 349g -
Early Christian Scripture and the Samaritan Pentateuch: A Study in Hexaplaric Manuscript Activity by Bradley Marsh Jr. 9783110760699
RRP: £109.50£89.83Early Christian Scripture and the Samaritan Pentateuch is a study exploring Christian interaction with the Samaritan Pentateuch as evinced by hexaplaric sources. The manuscript evidence for the Samaritan Pentateuch in Greek attests two distinct,... -
HaSiddur MiMekorotav: The Siddur from Its Sources: 2024: 1: The Weekday Prayers by Moshe Tzvi Wieder 9789655986457
£56.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789655986457Author Moshe Tzvi WiederFormat HardbackPage Count 322Imprint Wieder PressPublisher Wieder Press -
A Theological Commentary to the Midrash: Pesiqta deRab Kahana by Jacob Neusner 9780761819363
£98.83Pesqita deRab Kahana constitutes a whole that vastly exceeds the sum of the parts. The theology of the document is stated by that whole, on its own but also through the parts. The components of the document derive from the common theology of Rabbinic... -
Understanding Judaism by Melanie Wright 9781916570016
£9.96Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916570016Author Melanie WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 284Imprint Mutual AcademicPublisher Mutual Academic -
Rabbi Saadiah Gaon's Commentary on the Book of Creation by Michael Linetsky 9780765760876
£97.00This volume is the first comprehensive translation into English of Rabbi Saadiah's commentary on a significant portion of the Book of Genesis. Saadiah Gaon (882-942) received his early education in Egypt and published his Sefer Ha'egron on Hebrew grammar... -
Jewish Blood: Reality and metaphor in history, religion and culture by Mitchell B. Hart 9780415845489
RRP: £47.99£41.81This book deals with the Jewish engagement with blood: animal and human, real and metaphorical. Concentrating on the meaning or significance of blood in Judaism, the book moves this highly controversial subject away from its traditional focus, exploring... -
The Quest for Jewish Assimilation in Modern Social Science by Amos Morris-Reich 9780415540735
RRP: £45.99£40.13The transformation of the human sciences into the social sciences in the third part of the 19th century was closely related to attempts to develop and implement methods for dealing with social tensions and the rationalization of society. This book... -
Rabbis of our Time: Authorities of Judaism in the Religious and Political Ferment of Modern Times by Marek Cejka 9780367870430
RRP: £39.99£35.06The term 'rabbi' predominantly denotes Jewish men qualified to interpret the Torah and apply halacha, or those entrusted with the religious leadership of a Jewish community. However, the role of the rabbi has been understood differently across the Jewish... -
The Making of Modern Jewish Identity: Ideological Change and Religious Conversion by Motti Inbari 9780367728663
RRP: £41.99£36.75This volume explores the processes that led several modern Jewish leaders - rabbis, politicians, and intellectuals - to make radical changes to their ideology regarding Zionism, Socialism, and Orthodoxy. Comparing their ideological change to acts of... -
Charity in Rabbinic Judaism: Atonement, Rewards, and Righteousness Alyssa M. Gray 9780367728649
RRP: £39.99£35.06Studying the many ideas about how giving charity atones for sin and other rewards in late antique rabbinic literature, this volume contains many, varied, and even conflicting ideas, as the multiplicity must be recognized and allowed expression. Topics... -
Returning to Tradition: The Contemporary Revival of Orthodox Judaism by M. Herbert Danzger 9780300105599
RRP: £29.00£28.33"An outstanding book, original, well written, and incisive. It will become the point of departure for all other research in the area."-William B. Helmreich, author of The World of the Yeshiva "Danzger's volume treats a subject that is... -
The Mellah Society: Jewish Community Life in Sherifian Morocco Shlomo Deshen 9780226143408
RRP: £32.00£31.11The Mellah Society is a compact yet detailed and fascinating account of Jewish life in precolonial Morocco, based on the voluminous but rarely studied writings of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Judeo-Moroccan sages. Shlomo Deshen, author of several... -
Jesus and the Judaism of His Time Irving M. Zeitlin (University of Toronto) 9780745607849
RRP: £17.99£16.04The main aim of this work is to understand Jesus as he saw himself, and to compare that self-understanding with the ways in which others have grasped the nature of his mission.About the AuthorIrving M. Zeitlin is Professor Emeritus at the University of... -
That Precious Strand Of Jewishness That Challenges Authority by Leon Rosselson 9781629633787
RRP: £5.99£4.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781629633787Author Leon RosselsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint PM PressPublisher PM Press -
Judaism in Modern Times: An Introduction and Reader by Jacob Neusner 9781557866844
RRP: £37.95£34.20This book provides an introduction to Judaism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries for all students of Judaism and world religions, and covers major movements that have been developed. Written by a leading teacher and researcher, each chapter... -
Jews in an Illusion of Paradise: Dust and Ashes: Volume One: Comedians and Catastrophes by Norman Simms 9781443817301
RRP: £63.99£36.20The focus of this volume is on essential themes, images and generic patterns, beginning with a Talmudic legend about four scholars. They, by means of daring mystical interpretations of Scripture, entered a Paradise, representing different means of... -
Deceptive Images: Towards a Redefinition of American Judaism by Charles S. Liebman 9781412863063
RRP: £43.99£38.44Deceptive Images is a profoundly thoughtful effort by a social scientist-who is a participant observer in American Jewish life-to come to terms with his concerns about how American Jews and Judaism have been studied, and his sensitivity to the policy... -
God in the Wilderness: Rediscovering the Spirituality of the Great Outdoors with the Adventure Rabbi by Jamie Korngold 9780385520492
RRP: £13.99£7.77Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385520492Author Jamie KorngoldFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing GroupPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing... -
The Cult of Dismembered Limbs: Jewish Rites of Death at the Scene of Palestinian Suicide Terrorism by Gideon Aran 9780197689158
RRP: £19.99£19.91When a suicide terrorist strikes in Israel, the usual contingent of first responders that one might see anywhere in the world -- police, medics, firefighters -- are accompanied by another group, one found only in Israel. They wear yarmulkes, white... -
The Religion of the People of Israel by Rudolf Kittel 9781138912380
RRP: £19.99£17.69This book, first published in 1925, aims to demonstrate the ultimate roots of the many religious ideas of the Hebrews in Canaanite thought. This book will be of interest to students of theology and religious studies.Book InformationISBN... -
The Religion of the People of Israel by Rudolf Kittel 9781138912366
RRP: £37.99£33.38This book, first published in 1925, aims to demonstrate the ultimate roots of the many religious ideas of the Hebrews in Canaanite thought. This book will be of interest to students of theology and religious studies.Book InformationISBN... -
God, Jews and the Media: Religion and Israel's Media by Yoel Cohen 9781138824539
RRP: £49.99£43.50In order to understand contemporary Jewish identity in the twenty-first century, one needs to look beyond the Synagogue, the holy days and Jewish customs and law to explore such modern phenomena as mass media and their impact upon Jewish existence. This... -
State and Religion in Israel: A Philosophical-Legal Inquiry by Gideon Sapir 9781107150829
RRP: £90.00£81.03State and Religion in Israel begins with a philosophical analysis of the two main questions regarding the role of religion in liberal states: should such states institute a 'Wall of Separation' between state and religion? Should they offer religious... -
Conversion to Judaism in Jewish Law: Essays and Responsa by W Jacob 9780929699059
RRP: £27.95£22.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780929699059Author W JacobFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Berghahn BooksPublisher Berghahn BooksWeight(grams) 318g -
Guidance, Not Governance: Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof and Reform Responsa by Joan S. Friedman 9780822963219
RRP: £20.00£18.81Solomon Bennett Freehof (1892-1990) was one of America's most distinguished, influential, and beloved rabbis. Ordained at Hebrew Union College in 1915, he was of the generation of rabbis from east European immigrant backgrounds who moved Reform Judaism... -
Best Contemporary Jewish Writing by Michael Lerner 9780787959364
RRP: £20.99£14.36This work presents the Jewish culture, identity, and spirituality through the eyes of the brightest and best authors. "Best Contemporary Jewish Writing" is a treasure trove of short stories, poetry, and essays from such renowned contributors as... -
Opening the Gates: How Proactive Conversion Can Revitalize the Jewish Community by Gary A. Tobin 9780787908812
RRP: £24.99£16.38In Opening the Gates, Gary Tobin challenges his fellow American Jews to avoid the process of entropy that could take a devastating toll in the Jewish community. "This should be our primary task," Tobin passionately argues. Tobin confronts his... -
Best Contemporary Jewish Writing by Michael Lerner 9780787959722
RRP: £27.99£18.59Jewish culture, identity, and spirituality through the eyes of the brightest and best authors Best Contemporary Jewish Writing is a treasure trove of short stories, poetry, and essays from such renowned contributors as Naomi Wolf, U.S. Senator Joseph... -
Ancient Judaism: Biblical Criticism from Max Weber to the Present Irving M. Zeitlin (University of Toronto) 9780745602974
RRP: £22.99£20.16This book is a major contribution to the sociology of religion and to religious and biblical studies. Beginning from the classic work of Max Weber, the author analyses the origins of Judaism in the light of more recent scholarship. The result is a work...