The Radical Enlightenment of Solomon Maimon: Judaism, by Abraham P. Socher

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 just about each vital declare approximately truth, 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 talent, acclaimed biblical pupil Ronald Hendel offers a wide ranging 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 spiritual lack of know-how to robust trust within the Jewish faith. Tsesis assigns a distinct position to the evidence of his end that faith and science—especially in mild of contemporary discoveries—are now not antagonists, and are, in reality, in entire concord, supplementing and never aside from one another.

Rabbinic Authority, Volume 1: The Vision and the Reality

Introducing English-speaking readers to the parameters and scope of rabbinic authority usually, and the workings of the establishment of the beit din—the Jewish courtroom of law—in specific, this e-book offers 10 rulings in situations 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 gone ignored by way of 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 contain the well known biblical heroes Moses, Samuel, David, and Solomon.