The Library of Qumran: On the Essenes, Qumran, John the by Hartmut Stegemann

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

In the course of its 2,500-year lifestyles, the ebook of Genesis has been the keystone to nearly each vital declare approximately fact, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it keeps to play a vital position in debates approximately technological know-how, politics, and human rights. With readability and ability, acclaimed biblical pupil Ronald Hendel offers a breathtaking historical past of this iconic booklet, exploring its impression 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 non secular lack of knowledge to powerful trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a unique position to the facts of his end that faith and science—especially in mild of contemporary discoveries—are no longer antagonists, and are, in reality, in entire concord, supplementing and never apart from one another.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1: The Vision and the Reality

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority regularly, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish court docket of law—in specific, this e-book provides 10 rulings in circumstances of Jewish civil legislation 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 topic within the Hebrew Bible that has principally long past ignored via scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates 5 examples of the male coming-of-age subject matter within the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of those tales comprise the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.