The Vision of Eden: Animal Welfare and Vegetarianism in by David Sears

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 maintains to play a critical function in debates approximately technology, politics, and human rights. With readability and ability, acclaimed biblical student Ronald Hendel offers a wide ranging background of this iconic e-book, exploring its impression on Western faith, philosophy, technology, 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 facts of his end that faith and science—especially in mild of modern discoveries—are no longer antagonists, and are, actually, in whole concord, supplementing and never with the exception of 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 courtroom 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 topic within the Hebrew Bible that has mostly long past disregarded by way 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.