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  • Hidden Scrolls, Buried Bibles

    How We Discover the Sacred Past

    by Eva Mroczek ...
    From the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Zohar, this is the untold story behind our enduring fascination with lost and found religious textsThe Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest biblical manuscripts ever found, were discovered in a cave by a shepherd and his goat. This story is mostly true, and it is not the first such tale about long-lost books. Legend has it that the Zohar—the foundational ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

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  • The Literary Imagination in Jewish Antiquity

    by Eva Mroczek ...
    Winner of the 2017 Manfred Lautenschlaeger Award for Theological Promise Winner of the 2017 The George A. and Jean S. DeLong Book History Book Prize The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls revealed a world of early Jewish writing larger than the Bible, from multiple versions of biblical texts to "revealed" books not found in our canon. Despite this diversity, the way we read Second Temple Jewish ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

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    Hidden Scrolls, Buried Bibles

    How We Discover the Sacred Past

    by Eva Mroczek ...
    Narrated by Nan McNamara ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 33 min

    From the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Zohar, this is the untold story behind our enduring fascination with lost and found religious textsThe Dead Sea Scrolls, the oldest biblical manuscripts ever found, were discovered in a cave by a shepherd and his goat. This story is mostly true, and it is not the first such tale about long-lost books. Legend has it that the Zohar―the foundational ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

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  • Medieval Hebrew: The Midrash, the Kabbalah

    by anonymous ...
    Translated by W. Wynn Westcott ...
    Medieval collections of Jewish biblical lore and legend. From Volume 4 of The Sacred Books and Early Literature of the East. This volulme includes the Tanhuma Midrash, poems of Judah Halevi, the Book Cusari, Commentaries of Rabbi Ben Ezra, Advice of Maimonides, and The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela. ... Read more

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  • Ancient Jewish Proverbs (Illustrated Edition)

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    Abraham Cohens Ancient Jewish Proverbs contains hundreds of Jewish proverbs and sayings, many from the Talmud and Mishna. The proverbs are divided into categories, such as Family Life, Human Existence, and Human Virtues. This edition is illustrated and includes a table of contents for easier navigation. ... Read more

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  • Five Cities of Refuge

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    by Lawrence Kushner, David Mamet ...
    In the ancient Jewish practice of the kavannah (a meditation designed to focus one’s heart on its spiritual goal), Lawrence Kushner and David Mamet offer their own reactions to key verses from each week’s Torah portion, opening the biblical text to new layers of understanding.Here is a fascinating glimpse into two great minds, as each author approaches the text from his unique perspective, each ... Read more

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  • The Exodus

    How it Happened and Why It Matters

    by Richard Elliott Friedman ...
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  • Jeroboam's Royal Drama

    by Keith Bodner ...
    Series series Biblical Refigurations
    Among the most challenging biblical figures to understand is Jeroboam son of Nebat, the first monarch of northern Israel whose story is told in 1 Kings 11-14. This book explores the characterization of Jeroboam in the Hebrew text, and traces his rags to riches career trajectory. What are the circumstances whereby this widow's son is elevated to the position of king, with a conditional promise for ... Read more

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  • The Psalms: An Original, Clear Translation of the Hebrew Tehillim

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    I have frequently been struck by the fact that the Psalms are difficult to read and understand. I am referring to the various existing translations into English. After joining a group that was studying the Psalms, I became so dismayed by the translations we were using that I decided to try my hand at making better ones. By and large, the group was pleased with the results of my efforts and urged ... Read more

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  • The Image of Bar Kokhba in Traditional Jewish Literature

    False Messiah and National Hero

    by Richard G. Marks ...
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    Bar Kokhba led the Jewish rebellion against Rome in 132–135 A.D., which resulted in massive destruction and dislocation of the Jewish populace of Judea. In early rabbinic literature, Bar Kokhba was remembered in two ways: as an imposter claiming to be the Messiah and as a glorious military leader whose successes led Rabbi Akiba, one of the great rabbinic authorities of Jewish tradition, to acclaim ... Read more

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  • The Book of Job in Medieval Jewish Philosophy

    by Robert Eisen ...
    Medieval Jewish philosophers have been studied extensively by modern scholars, but even though their philosophical thinking was often shaped by their interpretation of the Bible, relatively little attention has been paid to them as biblical interpreters. In this study, Robert Eisen breaks new ground by analyzing how six medieval Jewish philosophers approached the Book of Job. These thinkers ... Read more

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