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  • The Patricide of George Benjamin Hill

    A Novel

    by James Charlesworth ...
    ****ONE OF POPSUGAR'S “10 BOOKS BY DEBUT AUTHORS TO WATCH IN 2019”**From a powerful new literary voice, a sweeping epic of one family and the destructive power of the American Dream**All their lives, the children of George Benjamin Hill have fought to escape the shadow of their father, a dust-bowl orphan, self-made millionaire in bedrock American capitalism (fast food and oil), and destroyer of ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Qumran Psalter

    The Thanksgiving Hymns among the Dead Sea Scrolls

    by James H. Charlesworth ...
    In 68 CE, devout Jews left more than one thousand handwritten documents in caves northwest of the Dead Sea. The cave that most defined the beliefs and hopes of these Jews is Cave I. In it were placed many manuscripts, including two copies of the Qumran Psalter or Thanksgiving Hymns. In 1947, Bedouin shepherds found Cave I and retrieved scrolls, including a copy of the Qumran Psalter. It proves ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Good and Evil Serpent: How a Universal Symbol Became Christianized

    by James H. Charlesworth ...
    In a perplexing passage from the Gospel of John, Jesus is likened to the most reviled creature in Christian symbology: the snake. Attempting to understand how the Fourth Evangelist could have made such a surprising analogy, James H. Charlesworth has spent nearly a decade combing through the vast array of references to serpents in the ancient world—from the Bible and other religious texts to ... Read more

    $50.99 CAD

  • Jesus and Temple

    Textual and Archaeological Explorations

    Edited by James H. Charlesworth ...
    The New Testament provides abundant evidence that Jesus frequented the temple; according to Acts, so did his followers after his death. But the Gospels also depict Jesus in conflict with temple authorities, and questions about his attitude to the temple swirl around what the Gospels label false accusations from his opponents and around the dramatic but inconsistent accounts of Jesus “cleansing” ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Dead Sea Scrolls, Volume 5B

    Qumran Greek Fragments, Hymns, Prayers, and Related Documents

    Edited by James H. Charlesworth ...
    Series series The Dead Sea Scrolls
    This volume of the Princeton Theological Seminary Dead Sea Scrolls Project significantly helps us understand Jewish interpretations of Torah, preoccupations with purity, penchants for creating new prayers, the need to bless the Creator at all times, the sacredness of the land, eschatology, and celebrating the importance of the Creator "God" and "Israel."Thanks to improved images supplied by the ... Read more

    $90.99 CAD

  • The Historical Jesus

    An Essential Guide

    by James H. Charlesworth ...
    Recent years have seen an explosion of talk about the historical Jesus from scholarly settings as well as media outlets (including sensational TV documentaries and national magazines). How is the student of the Bible to assess these various claims about Jesus? And what difference does knowledge of his time and place make for Christian faith, theological thinking, and historical research? James ... Read more

    $27.19 CAD

  • The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah

    First English Translation Compared with the Masoretic Version

    Edited by Benyamim Tsedaka, Sharon Sullivan ...
    This landmark volume presents the first-ever English translation of the ancient Israelite Samaritan version of the Pentateuch, or Torah. A text of growing interest and importance in the field of biblical studies, the Samaritan Pentateuch preserves a version of the Hebrew text distinct from the traditional Masoretic Text that underlies modern Bible translations.Benyamim Tsedaka's expert English ... Read more

    $158.80 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Introducing the Apocrypha

    Message, Context, and Significance

    by David deSilva ...
    This comprehensive, up-to-date introduction to the Old Testament apocryphal books summarizes their context, message, and significance. The first edition has been very well reviewed and widely adopted. It is the most substantial introduction to the Apocrypha available and has become a standard authority on the topic. The second edition has been substantially revised and updated throughout to ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • The Dead Sea Scrolls, Volume 5A

    Thanksgiving Hymns and Related Documents   

    Edited by James H. Charlesworth ...
    Series series Dead Sea Scrolls Library
    The Thanksgiving Hymns have been labeled the mystical gems among the Dead Sea Scrolls. Some of them may have been composed by the genius who is known as “the Righteous Teacher” in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Other psalms, hymns, or odes were composed by members of the Qumran Community. This volume includes all fragments and all portions of the manuscripts of this superb witness to the height of Jewish ... Read more

    $76.99 CAD

  • The Sage from Galilee

    Rediscovering Jesus' Genius

    by David Flusser, Steven Notley ...
    Introduction by James H. CharlesworthThis new edition of David Flusser's classic study of the historical Jesus, revised and updated by his student and colleague R. Steven Notley, will be welcomed everywhere by students and scholars of early Christianity and Judaism. Reflecting Flusser's mastery of ancient literary sources and modern archaeological discoveries, The Sage from Galilee offers a fresh, ... Read more

    $38.64 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Old Testament Pseudepigrapha, vol. 1

    More Noncanonical Scriptures

    by Richard Bauckham, Alex Panayotov, James R. Davila ...
    This work stands among the most important publications in biblical studies over the past twenty-five years. Richard Bauckham, James Davila, and Alexander Panayotov's new two-volume collection of Old Testament pseudepigrapha contains many previously unpublished and newly translated texts, complementing James Charlesworth's Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and other earlier collections.Including ... Read more

    $138.81 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cyprus Within the Biblical World

    Are Borders Barriers?

    Edited by Professor James H. Charlesworth, Jolyon G. R. Pruszinski ...
    Series series Jewish and Christian Texts
    This volume moves discussion of ancient Israelite culture beyond concepts of isolation and borders, factoring in already well-known insights from classical studies and ancient history that take greater account of the impressive connections between all the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Specifically, the contributors focus on Cyprus and the Bible and offer archaeological and biblical ... Read more

    $45.99 CAD