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Oxford University Press The Apocrypha
Book SynopsisNewly issued in a series of part volumes, the OBC is now available in an affordable and portable format for the books comprising the Apocrypha. Includes a general introduction to using the Commentary, in addition to an introduction to the study of the Apocrypha.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition Review from previous edition What is new is the assurance that there is a body of sound learning on which one may base one's prayer or sermon or reflection, that is not out to destroy faith nor to bolster any one expression of it. * New Directions, vol. 4, no. 78 *With its clear typeface and pleasing layout, fairly up-to-date bibliography, well-designed maps and array of distinguished contributors, this is in deed a commentary for the twenty-first century. * Gabriel Josipovici, Times Literary Supplement, 21 December 2001 *For the "novice", this work is a treasure trove. Expert scholars will likewise find much of interest, particularly in areas other than their own specialities. * Louvain Studies *This book should be a helpful guide to the general reader, for whom it is intended, and it should certainly find a place in every library with any interest in the Bible. * Journal of Theological Studies *The Oxford Bible Commentary can be recommended as an up-to-date, vast treasury of biblical knowledge. * International Review of Biblical Studies *Like the best of its kind, it draws on a broad spectrum of critical scholarship to provide an authoritative guide to reading the books of the Bible and is likely to dominate this section of the market for a long time to come ... a milestone in biblical scholarship. The editors deserve our thanks and congratulations - and a wide readership. * The Expository Times05/09/2002 *The emphasis is on reading and understanding the books of the Bible. It puts the resources of scholarship at the disposal of a wide readership - not simply the academic specialists but a range of readers with widely differing interests and concerns. Students will derive excellent guidance from it. Those who have primarily an interest in the Bible as literature will find it a source of new insights. Preachers, teachers and pastors who recognize the essential link today between scholarship and exposition, will find it enormously helpful. * The Expository Times05/09/2002 *Excellent model of what the finest reference books should be ... It is written for a wide readership and is expressed clearly without jargon or obscurity, and should prove invaluable not only to the priest and the student, but to the ordinary person in the pew ... will be invaluable for any religious or specialist library. * The Irish Catholic *This rich, far-reaching commentary ... is warmly recommended ... Generous coverage of the full gamut of critical and postcritical approaches characterizes the many fine introductory essays, and sensitive attention to theological and literary insights find ample space in the book-by-book commentries that also do full justice to "traditional" scholarly concerns. * Choice *For its comprehensiveness, diversity and liveliness, it is a valuable and exciting resource. It deserves and richly rewards careful attention. * Theology Journal *A very superior commentary indeed ... and despite its imposing bulk and imprimatur, a very human book. * Gabriel Josipovici, Times Literary Supplement *...an authoritative guide to reading the books of the Bible...a very accessible volume for everyone * Caroline Woollard, South Wales Argus *Table of Contents1. Introduction to the Apocrypha ; 2. Tobit ; 3. Judith ; 4. Esther (Greek) ; 5. The Wisdom of Solomon ; 6. Ecclesiasticus, or The Wisdom of Jesus Son of Sirach ; 7. Barach with the Letter of Jeremiah ; 8. Additions to Daniel: the Prayer of Azariah, the Song of the Three Jews, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon ; 9. 1 Maccabees ; 10. 2 Maccabees ; 11. 1 Esdras ; 12. Prayer of Manasseh ; 13. Psalm 151 ; 14. 3 Maccabees ; 15. 2 Esdras ; 16. 4 Maccabees
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Princeton University Press Skies of Parchment Seas of Ink
Book SynopsisThe love of books in the Jewish tradition extends back over many centuries, and the ways of interpreting those books are as myriad as the traditions themselves. Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink offers the first full survey of Jewish illuminated manuscripts, ranging from their origins in the Middle Ages to the present day. Featuring some of the mostTrade ReviewWinner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award in Visual Arts, Jewish Book Council Finalist for the 2015 National Jewish Book Award in Scholarship (Nahum M. Sarna Memorial Award), Jewish Book Council Honorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in Art History & Criticism, Association of American Publishers "The gorgeously illustrated volume Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated Manuscripts, edited by Marc Epstein, should challenge almost all assumptions about Jewish identity, difference, or art. Its twelve instructive chapters and 287 full-color images survey a stunning array of illustrated books made for Jews from the twelfth to the twenty-first centuries."--Sara Lipton, New York Review of Books "It is gratifying to welcome a book that celebrates Jewish manuscript illumination with such erudition and passion."--Ilana Tahan, Times Literary Supplement "This magnificent book gathers 278 color illustrations of the most celebrated ancient and modern illuminated Jewish manuscripts and a comprehensive scholarly history of illuminated manuscripts."--Zelda Shluker, Hadassah "An accessible and richly informative introduction to these works, suggesting that although no actual medieval Jewish library exists, we may yet imagine one."--Christopher Lyon, Bookforum "A book that successfully paints both a broad and detailed landscape. The text is clearly written, and the approximately three hundred illustrations are well chosen, beautifully reproduced, and smartly laid out on the printed page... Epstein's theories are intriguing and are certain to pique the interest of his readers. Perhaps more importantly for most potential readers, Skies of Parchmentreflects the essence and beauty of its subject matter."--Jewish Book Council "A gifted communicator with an infectious enthusiasm for his material, Epstein is a master of visual analysis."--Julie A. Harris, Medieval Encounters "[A] sumptuous, magnificent book."--Ephraim Nissan, PhilologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii 1Introduction: For the Love of Books 1 Marc Michael Epstein 2People of the Book/Books of the People: Illuminating the Canon 19 Hartley Lachter with Marc Michael Epstein 3Parchments and Palimpsests: Scribe, Illuminator, Patron, Audience 29 Marc Michael Epstein Focus: The Illuminated Page: Materials, Methods, and Techniques Barbara Wolff 40 4Mapping the Territory: 'Arb'ah Kanfot Ha'arez-The Four Corners of the Medieval Jewish World 47 Erez Yisrael/The Land of Israel: Homeland and Center Marc Michael Epstein 47 Italia/Italy: The First Western Diaspora Marc Michael Epstein 55 Ashkenaz: Franco-Germany, England, Central and East Europe Eva Frojmovic with Marc Michael Epstein 63 Sepharad and 'Arav: Spain and the Middle East Raymond P. Scheindlin with Marc Michael Epstein 72 The Problem of "National Style" Eva Frojmovic with Marc Michael Epstein 77 5No Graven Image: Permitted Depictions, Forbidden Depictions, and Creative Solutions 89 Eva Frojmovic and Marc Michael Epstein Focus: Exploring the Mystery of the Birds' Head Haggadah Marc Michael Epstein 97 6Iconography: Telling the Story 105 Marc Michael Epstein Geographical Distinctions 105 Approaches to the Biblical Narrative 122 7Dialogue and Disputation: Cultural Negotiation 145 Marc Michael Epstein Under Edom 145 Under Ishmael 153 8This World: Centered on the Home-Women, Marriage, and the Family 159 Shalom Sabar Focus: "Glimpses of Jewish Life": Reality or Illusion? Marc Michael Epstein 175 Focus: "Incidental Details": Margins and Meaning Marc Michael Epstein 182 Focus: "Sacred and Profane": Naked Ladies in the Haggadah? Agnes Veto 188 9Other Worlds: Fantastic Horizons and Unseen Universes 193 Hartley Lachter with Marc Michael Epstein 10Zion and Jerusalem: "The Sum of All Beauty, the Joy of All the Earth" 205 Shalom Sabar 11In the Royal Court: Jewish Illumination in an Age of Printing 215 Marc Michael Epstein Focus: A Yiddish Minhagim Manuscript 225 Diane Wolfthal 12Illuminating the Present: Contemporary Jewish Illumination 229 Susan Vick with Marc Michael Epstein 13Continuing the Journey: Annotated Bibliography and Manuscript Descriptions 255 Jenna Siman Jacobs with Marc Michael Epstein Manuscripts and Facsimiles 255 Surveys 261 Collection Surveys and Exhibition Catalogues 263 Studies 265 Contributor Biographies 267 Index 269 Photo Credits 276
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Toby Press Ltd A Reference Guide to the Talmud
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Toby Press Ltd Jeremiah
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Koren Publishers Koren Talmud Bavli: Bava Batra Part 2, English:
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Toby Press Ltd Leadership in the Wilderness: Authority and
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Koren Publishers Koren Tehillim with Illustrations by Baruch
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Yale University Press Ezekiel 3848
Book SynopsisA fresh interpretation of the final major sections of the Hebrew book of Ezekiel, chapters 38-48 Stephen L. Cook offers an accessible translation and interpretation of the final sections of Ezekiel. These chapters, the most challenging texts of scripture, describe the end-time assault of Gog of Magog on Israel and provide an incredible visionary tour of God's utopian temple. Following the approach of Moshe Greenberg, the author of the preceding Anchor Yale Bible commentaries on Ezekiel, this volume grounds interpretation of the book in an intimate acquaintance with Ezekiel's source materials, its particular patterns of composition and rhetoric, and the general learned, priestly workings of the Ezekiel school. The commentary honors Greenberg's legacy by including insights from traditional Jewish commentators, such as Rashi, Kimhi, and Eliezer of Beaugency. In contrast to preceding commentaries, the book devotes special attention to the Zadokite idea of an indwelling, anthropomorphic bodTrade Review“An interesting and powerful book…unimpeachably honest”—Deborah Casewell, The Expository Times
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Jewish Publication Society Vayikra Leviticus 11526 and Haftarah Isa The JPS
Book SynopsisShows teens in their own language how Torah addresses the issues in their world. The conversational tone is inviting and dignified, concise and substantial, direct and informative. Each pamphlet includes a general introduction, two model divrei Torah on the weekly Torah portion, and one model davar Torah on the weekly Haftarah portion.Trade Review“This is a fantastic resource . . . clear, coherent, and easy to understand. It encourages readers to grapple with real issues in the Bible that are relevant to them. It will be incredibly valuable not only to teens preparing to become bar/bat mitzvah but also to adults in navigating, challenging, and connecting to the biblical text.”—Rabbi Danielle G. Eskow, co-founder of onlinejewishlearning.com“Rabbi Jeff Salkin has enabled b’nai mitzvah to learn and teach Torah with a commentary that is wise, helpful, and brilliantly clear.”—Rabbi David Wolpe, senior rabbi at Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, and author of David: The Divided Heart“This is fantastic! It’s a game-changer for b’nai mitzvah, their parents, and their teachers. Salkin’s fresh insights remind us how transformative this experience can be.”—Rabbi Aaron Miller, Washington Hebrew CongregationTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction Va-yikra': Torah Commentary Va-yikra': Haftarah Commentary
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Jewish Publication Society Ki Tetse Deuteronomy 21102519 and Haftarah The
Book SynopsisShows teens in their own language how Torah addresses the issues in their world. The conversational tone is inviting and dignified, concise and substantial, direct and informative. Each pamphlet includes a general introduction, two model divrei Torah on the weekly Torah portion, and one model davar Torah on the weekly Haftarah portion.Trade Review“This is a fantastic resource . . . clear, coherent, and easy to understand. It encourages readers to grapple with real issues in the Bible that are relevant to them. It will be incredibly valuable not only to teens preparing to become bar/bat mitzvah but also to adults in navigating, challenging, and connecting to the biblical text.”—Rabbi Danielle G. Eskow, co-founder of onlinejewishlearning.com“Rabbi Jeff Salkin has enabled b’nai mitzvah to learn and teach Torah with a commentary that is wise, helpful, and brilliantly clear.”—Rabbi David Wolpe, senior rabbi at Sinai Temple, Los Angeles, and author of David: The Divided Heart“This is fantastic! It’s a game-changer for b’nai mitzvah, their parents, and their teachers. Salkin’s fresh insights remind us how transformative this experience can be.”—Rabbi Aaron Miller, Washington Hebrew CongregationTable of ContentsGeneral Introduction Ki Tetse': Torah Commentary Ki Tetse' : Haftarah Commentary
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Jewish Publication Society The JPS Bible Commentary Ruth
Book SynopsisProvides a critical, line-by-line commentary of the biblical text, presented in its original Hebrew, complete with vocalization and cantillation marks, as well as the 1985 JPS English translation. The extensive introduction places the book within its historical, literary, and critical context, discusses contemporary interpretations of the story of Ruth, and examines its major motifs and themes.Trade Review“Ruth, the newest in The JPS Bible Commentary series, is a magnificent achievement. This commentary by Tamara Cohn Eskenazi and Tikva Frymer-Kensky is an important addition to the extant scholarship on this biblical book.”—Jewish Book World"The JPS Bible Commentary: Ruth is a product of the contemporary world and gives voice to contemporary concerns."—David J. Zucker, Women in Judaism
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Koren Publishers Megillat Esther Mesorat Harav
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Koren Publishers Koren Talmud Bavli: Bava Kamma Part 2, English:
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Koren Publishers Koren Talmud Bavli: Shevuot, Makkot, English: v.
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Koren Publishers Koren Talmud Bavli: Bava Kamma Part 2, English,
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Urim Publications Tiferet Yisrael Volume 1: Translation and
Book SynopsisThe famed Maharal of Prague, a 16th-century mystic, is known for the legend of the Golem, but his Torah scholarship has remained a closed book to English speakers for far too long. While several attempts have been made to translate or abridge the Maharal’s Torah, the complexity of his thought has defied standard translation methodologies. This edition of the Tiferet Yisrael (the Splendor of Israel) seeks to present the Maharal’s thought in all its majesty and to enable beginners and scholars alike to grasp the overall structure of the Maharal’s concepts through the addition of innovative summaries and graphical aids. In the work, the Maharal contemplates questions of Jewish life, such as How can there be ritually observant Jews who behave immorally? What is the reason for performing Mitzvot (commandments)? Is there any relevance or meaning to performing Mitzvot if one doesn’t understand God’s reasons for commanding them? What is the path to self-fulfillment? The translation is lucid and faithful, with in-line comments to guide the reader in exploring the Maharal’s depths.Trade Review"One of the major novel approaches that Rabbi Widmonte has taken is to create a method of synthesizing the Maharal's thought and summarizing them, utilizing summaries and graphics devices" Rabbi Avraham Tanzer"Maharal's thought to the English reading public is a great service that will provide the intelligent and interested reader a window into the thought of this great thinker." Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein"Sets out very clearly the flow of the Maharal's ideas, as well as how they connect to the Maharal's broader philosophy and ideas. The unique combination of text and diagrams . . . illuminates Tiferet Yisrael in a comprehensive and excellent manner." Rabbi Warren Goldstein"What is unique in your work is that you have succeeded in clarifying the words of the Maharal in a manner that benefits everyone." Rabbi Yehoshua Hartman"This is a clear and lucid Hebrew edition with English translation of the Maharal of Prague's Tiferet Yisrael (the Splendor of Israel) intended for the English reading public... In addition to providing a much-needed translation Widmonte's unique approach to presenting this text enables the English reader to better appreciate the Maharal's depth of thought and the important place his work occupies within the Rabbinic corpus. Also included is a glossary, a general index, name index, and an index of sources. Recommended." David B Levy, AJL Reviews
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Gefen Publishing House Lion Cub of Prague: 3-Volume Set
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Koren Publishers Yom Kippur Mahzor, Sacks
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Koren Publishers The Koren Classic Tanakh
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Toby Press Ltd Textual Tapestries: Explorations of the Five
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Indiana University Press Heidegger and Kabbalah
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWolfson's new book Heidegger and Kabbalah is arguably the magnum opus of his long and productive career. It stands as a landmark study in Judaism and philosophy. -- Shaul Magid * Los Angeles Review of Books *By embracing a helix of competing paradoxes, Wolfson expertly shines the luminous speculum of kabbalah upon the darkening speculum of Heideggerean thinking to venture beyond all boundaries, opening a clearing for all future philosophical expositions of Jewish mysticism that would have otherwise been forgotten. * Religious Studies Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction: Belonging Together of the Foreign1. Hermeneutic Circularity: Tradition as Genuine Repetition of Futural Past2. Inceptual Thinking and Nonsystematic Atonality 3. Heidegger's Seyn/Nichts and Kabbalistic Ein Sof4. imum, Lichtung, and Bestowing Refusal 5. Autogenesis, Nihilating Leap, and Otherness of the Not-Other6. Temporalizing and Granting Timespace7. Disclosive Language: Poiēsis and Apophatic Occlusion of Occlusion8. Ethnolinguistic Enrootedness and Invocation of Historical Destiny Bibliography Index
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Koren Publishers The Steinsaltz Ketuvim
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Koren Publishers The Steinsaltz Humash, 2nd Edition
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Wieder Press The Shabbat Prayers
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Koren Publishers The Steinsaltz Nevi'im
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Stanford University Press Genesis 111
Book SynopsisA new translation and literary interpretation of the first 11 chapters of the Book of Genesis.Trade Review"This accessible, informed volume is ideal for undergraduate courses or adult education programs on the opening chapter of Genesis. Good's translation yields new insights even for those who have worked with the Hebrew. His relating knowing good and evil to sexual ability (cf. 2 Sam 18:26) is an intriguing hypothesis; his reading of Cain's failure in light of a gendered desire subtle but plausible; and his recognition that, for the Bible, the status of "hero" is ambiguous spot-on." -- A. J. Levine * Choice *"This book will be indispensible for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the 'primeval narrative' of Genesis 1–11: it is a rare combination of outstanding linguistic analysis, keen literary-critical insight, and uniquely engaging prose. Good brings fresh perspective to literature that has become all too familiar in its standard translations. The result is a new translation that is as provocative and readable as Seamus Heaney's Beowulf, with the much added value of a highly accessible scholarly commentary." -- Timothy Beal"There exist innumerable commentaries on Genesis, and yet, there are surprisingly few that are broadly accessible. Tales of the Earliest World fills this gap nicely. Written in clear, smooth-flowing prose, it introduces the reader to the challenges of the Hebrew text of Genesis 1–11." -- Steven Weitzman * Stanford University *"[T]his volume provides an original look at these captivating chapters of Genesis. Good's careful attention to details brings fresh insight to the uninitiated and elicits probing questions from the text . . . Genesis 1-11 is a delightful read." -- Kyle Greenwood
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Cambridge University Press Animals and Animality in the Babylonian Talmud
Book SynopsisAnimals and Animality in the Babylonian Talmud selects key themes in animal studies - animal intelligence, morality, sexuality, suffering, danger, personhood - and explores their development in the Babylonian Talmud. Beth A. Berkowitz demonstrates that distinctive features of the Talmud - the new literary genre, the convergence of Jewish, Christian, and Zoroastrian cultures, the Talmud''s remove from Temple-centered biblical Israel - led to unprecedented possibilities within Jewish culture for conceptualizing animals and animality. She explores their development in the Babylonian Talmud, showing how it is ripe for reading with a critical animal studies perspective. When we do, we find waiting for us a multi-layered, surprisingly self-aware discourse about animals as well as about the anthropocentrism that infuses human relationships with them. For readers of religion, Judaism, and animal studies, her book offers new perspectives on animals from the vantage point of the ancient rabbis.Trade Review'… the book is essential reading for all future work on rabbinic texts engaged with the concerns of animal studies and a major contribution from Jewish studies to both animal studies and the study of religion as such.' Aaron Gross, Reading Religion'… this book is an invitation to take joy in learning Talmud as well as the disparate works of animal studies with which Berkowitz engages.' Alexander M. Weisberg, AJS ReviewTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Animal intelligence; 3. Animal morality; 4. Animal suffering; 5. Animal danger; 6. Animals as live/stock; 7. Conclusion.
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Cambridge University Press Law and SelfKnowledge in the Talmud
Book SynopsisThis book discusses the emergence of self-knoweldge in rabbinic literature, highlighting a unique and surprising development in Talmudic jurisprudence, whereby legal decision-making came to incorporate personal and subjective information. The book is intended for scholars of religion and Late Antiquity, but is written in an accessible style to appeal to a broader audience.Trade Review'In Law and Self-Knowledge in the Talmud, Ayelet Hoffmann Libson insightfully links the Talmudic rabbis' accommodation of subjectivity in the law to a surprising willingness to limit their own power. An erudite and persuasive challenge to prevailing Foucauldian accounts of the rabbinic project.' Christine Hayes, Yale University, Connecticut'In this extraordinary, subtle book, the history of consciousness meets scholarly Talmudic analysis. The results are illuminating to both fields, as Libson reveals new perspectives on important Jewish legal problems while deepening our understanding of spiritual and ritual self-scrutiny in late antiquity. Law and Self-Knowledge in the Talmud will repay close reading by scholars of religion, law, consciousness, and the interplay between the three.' Noah Feldman, Harvard University Law School, Massachusetts'This is a vitally important book. It enters into an important conversation/controversy with a major new thought and demonstrates the validity of that thought as well. The controversy is whether or not there was a turn in the conception of the 'individual' in rabbinic literature. Joshua Levinson has argued for a significant turn towards interiority and a self from biblical to rabbinic literature, while Ishay Rosen-Zvi has argued on the basis of Palestinian rabbinic literature that this is a misreading. In this book, the author makes a stunning contribution by showing that both are right (and both wrong). There is such a turn; it takes place, however, according to Libson, in amoraic Babylonia. This conclusion, it cannot be emphasized enough, is of major significance for the interpretation of the history of Jewish ideas. The book is marked by extraordinary sophistication both with respect to the sensitive historicizing interpretation of rabbinic texts as well as the infrequent but always judicious reference to both comparative and theoretical texts.' Daniel Boyarin, University of California, BerkeleyTable of Contents1. The inward turn in rabbinic literature; 2. Knowledge of the body: the case of sensation; 3. Asserting the needs of the body; 4. Between body and mind: the suffering self; 5. Self-knowledge and a wife's autonomy.
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Cambridge University Press Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel
Book SynopsisSolomon''s image as a wise king and the founder of Jerusalem Temple has become a fixture of Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature. Yet, there are essential differences between the portraits of Solomon that are presented in the Hebrew Bible. In this volume, Isaac Kalimi explores these differences, which reflect divergent historical contexts, theological and didactic concepts, stylistic and literary techniques, and compositional methods among the biblical historians. He highlights the uniqueness of each portrayal of Solomon - his character, birth, early life, ascension, and temple-building - through a close comparison of the early and late biblical historiographies. Whereas the authors of Samuel-Kings stay closely to their sources and offer an apology for Solomon''s kingship, including its more questionable aspects, the Chronicler freely rewrites his sources in order to present the life of Solomon as he wished it to be. The volume will serve scholars and students seeking to understanTrade Review'Writing and Rewriting the Story of Solomon in Ancient Israel takes on much more than the subject implied by its title. This volume principally addresses history, presenting Isaac Kalimi's views about 'what actually happened' … Kalimi offers well-reasoned work on the biblical texts, and his examinations of the archaeological and epigraphical data is a delightful bonus. No one who is seriously interested in the texts about King Solomon should overlook this volume.' John W. Herbst, Reading Religion'This detailed study offers comprehensive literary and historical-critical reading of, for the most part, the biblical texts which deal with the reign and person of Solomon … [Kalimi] provides a detailed account of the differences between these sources and the reasons for them and covers extensively the various theoretical positions which have developed over the last century … Excellent study …' A. G. Hunter, Journal for the Study of the Old TestamentTable of ContentsPart I. Introduction, Sources and Historical Background: 1. An introduction; 2. Sources – epigraphical, archaeological, and biblical; 3. Challenging recent dismissals of the United Monarchy; 4. Solomon's Kingdom – historical evaluation and case studies; Part II. Solomon's Birth, Rise, and Temple-Building: Literary and Historiographical Observations: 5. Solomon's birth story and its setting in 2 Samuel 10-12 – redaction history versus compositional unity; 6. Love of God and apologia for a king – Solomon as the Lord's beloved king in biblical text and ancient Near Eastern contexts; 7. Solomon's birth and names in Second temple period literature; 8. Solomon's pre-monarchic life in biblical historiography; 9. Solomon's physical appearance and leadership in biblical historiography; 10. Solomon's succession to the throne – history and contrasting historiographies; 11. The coronation of Solomon, David's testament and its implementation; 12. 'Why is the city in an uproar?' – Solomon's coronation story in its biblical context; 13. Solomon's temple-building and its divine approval in the early and late biblical historiographies; 14. Writing and rewriting the story of Solomon.
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Academic Studies Press A Philosophy of Havruta: Understanding and
Book SynopsisNo longer confined to traditional institutions devoted to Talmudic studies, havruta work, or the practice of students studying materials in pairs, has become a relatively widespread phenomenon across denominational and educational settings of Jewish learning. However, until now there has been little discussion of what havruta text study entails and how it might be conceptualized and taught. This book breaks new ground from two perspectives: by offering a model of havruta text study situated in broader theories of interpretation and learning, and by treating havruta text study as composed of textual, interpersonal and intra-personal practices which can be taught and learned. We lay out the conceptual foundations of our approach and provide examples of their pedagogical implementation for the teaching of havruta text study. Included are illustrative lesson plans, teachers' notes and students reflections, exercises for students, and other instructional materials for teaching core concepts and practices.
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ATF Press The Unity of the Trinity: Listening to the
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Halakkah in Light of Epigraphy
Book SynopsisThis volume contains the proceedings of the conference entitled "Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy" held on 29 May 2008 under the auspices of the David and Jemima Jeselsohn Center for Epigraphy at Bar-Ilan University. Epigraphic finds, here interpreted broadly to include papyri, scrolls, and the like, have immeasurably enriched our knowledge of the ancient Jewish past while at the same time posing a challenge to modern scholarship: how does one integrate old knowledge, based on previously known sources, with new information? We now recognize that Rabbinic texts are normative: they tell us how their authors believed life should be lived, rather than the details of ordinary, everyday, experience. What weight, then, should be given to traditional halakhic texts in evaluating the contents of newly discovered written remains? And what light can be shed by these new finds, especially those inscriptions and documents that record small moments of ancient Jewish life, upon the long-familiar normative texts? The conference on "Halakhah in Light of Epigraphy" was intended to generate discussion on these broad issues, as well as to provide a forum for exploration of specific matters of halakhah reflected in the epigraphic sources. The papers in this volume tend to emphasize the centrality of halakhah in ancient Judaism.
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Performances of Ancient Jewish Letters: From
Book SynopsisThis ambitious and engaging book sets itself the task of combining a wide range of approaches to cast new light on the form and function of several ancient Jewish letters in a variety of languages. The focus of The Performance of Ancient Jewish Lettersis on applying a new emerging field of performance theory to texts and arguing that letters and other documents were not just read in silence, as is normal today, but were performed, especially when they were addressed to a community. A distinctive feature of this book consists of being one of the first to apply the approach of performance criticism to ancient Jewish letters. Previous treatments of ancient letters have not given enough consideration to their oral context; however, this book prompts the reader to listen sympathetically with the audience. The Performance focuses close attention on the ways in which the engagement of the audience during the performance of a text might be read from traces present in the text itself. This book invites the audience to hear a fresh reading of a family letter from Hermopolis, concerning ugly tunics and castor oil; festal letters, about issues surrounding the celebration of Passover, Purim and Hanukkah; a diaspora letter on how to live in a foreign land; and also an official letter concerning the building of the Jerusalem temple. These letters will help us understand a text from the Dead Sea Scrolls, namely, MMT. Marvin L. Miller argues for the centrality of performance in the life of Jews of the Second Temple period, an area of study that has been traditionally neglected. The Performanceadvances the fields of orality and epistolography and supplements other scholars works in those fields.
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Gefen Publishing House Torah Through a Zionist Vision: Volume 1 --
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Gefen Publishing House Passover Haggadah
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Gefen Publishing House Echoes of Eden -- Sefer Vayikra: In Search of
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Gefen Publishing House Unusual Bible Interpretations: Hosea
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