La Terre Sainte et le symbolisme de l'Olivier (French by Paulette Dougherty-Martin

The Book of "Genesis": A Biography (Lives of Great Religious Books)

In the course of its 2,500-year lifestyles, the booklet of Genesis has been the keystone to nearly each very important declare approximately fact, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it keeps to play a valuable position in debates approximately technological know-how, politics, and human rights. With readability and ability, acclaimed biblical student Ronald Hendel presents a breathtaking historical past of this iconic e-book, exploring its effect on Western faith, philosophy, technological know-how, politics, literature, and extra.

Why We Remain Jews: The Path To Faith

Dr. Tsesis describes the trail he traversed from spiritual lack of know-how to powerful trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a unique position to the evidence of his end that faith and science—especially in mild of contemporary discoveries—are now not antagonists, and are, in truth, in whole concord, supplementing and never except one another.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1: The Vision and the Reality

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority in most cases, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish court docket of law—in specific, this ebook offers 10 rulings in circumstances of Jewish civil legislations that the writer passed down as a member of a beit din panel.

Making Men: The Male Coming-of-Age Theme in the Hebrew Bible

Making males identifies and elaborates on a subject within the Hebrew Bible that has mostly long gone not noted via scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates 5 examples of the male coming-of-age subject within the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of those tales contain the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.