The Lives of Ordinary People in Ancient Israel: When by William G. Dever

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 just about each very important declare approximately fact, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it keeps to play a principal position in debates approximately technological know-how, politics, and human rights. With readability and talent, acclaimed biblical student Ronald Hendel offers a breathtaking historical past of this iconic booklet, exploring its influence 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 robust trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a distinct 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 quite often, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish courtroom of law—in specific, this booklet provides 10 rulings in instances 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 subject matter within the Hebrew Bible that has mostly long gone ignored by means of scholars-the transition of a male adolescent from boyhood to manhood. Wilson locates 5 examples of the male coming-of-age topic within the Hebrew Bible. The protagonists of those tales comprise the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.