Jewish Antiquities, Volume I: Books 1-3
Josephus, soldier, statesman, historian, was a Jew born at Jerusalem about 37 CE. A man of high descent, he early became learned in Jewish law and Greek literature and was a Pharisee. After pleading i...
Amos In Talmud And Midrash: A Source Book
In the first six centuries of the Common Era, the Rabbis of formative Judaism, from the Mishnah through the Bavli, consulted the ancient Israelite prophets for guidance on issues of theology, law, his...
Dead Sea Scrolls Deception, The
The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves 20 miles east of Jerusalem in 1947 and 1956. Now Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh, co-authors of The Holy Blood & The Holy Grail, have succeeded in uncovering...
Scribes And Translators: Septuagint And Old Latin In The Books Of Kings
"Scribes and Translators is a critical reflection on the textual pluralism as reflected in the book of Kings. The first part of the book examines the diverse texts transmitted by the manuscripts. Spe...
Jews, God, And History: (50th Anniversary Edition)
From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation on earth.
The Code Of Maimonides (Mishneh Torah): Book Two, The Book Of Love
The code of Maimonides (1138-1204) is one of the most famous and important writings in Hebrew since the Bible. This masterful translation of the second book of the code, "The Book of Love, "deals prim...
Wisdom, Politics, And Historiography: Tractate Avot In The Context Of The Graeco-Roman Near East
In third-century CE Palestine, the leading member of the rabbinic movement put together a highly popular wisdom treatise entitled Tractate Avot. Though Avot has inspired hundreds of commentaries, this...
Shul With A Pool: The "Synagogue-Center" In American Jewish History
Around the turn of the 20th century the idea of combining the Jewish house of worship with a center for community, educational, and social activities arose as a way of melding and meeting the needs of...
Midrash And Multiplicity: Pirke De-Rabbi Eliezer And The Renewal Of Rabbinic Interpretive Culture
Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer represents a late development in ""midrash"", or classical rabbinic interpretation, that has enlightened, intrigued and frustrated scholars of Jewish culture for the past two ce...
Jewish Life In The Middle Ages
The publisher of this book utilises modern printing technologies as well as photocopying processes for reprinting and preserving rare works of literature that are out-of-print or on the verge of becom...
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