3,805円 In the mid 3rd century BC, King Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt ordered a translation of the ancient Hebrew scriptures for the Library of Alexandria, which resulted in the creation of the Septuagint. The original version, published circa 250 BC, only included the Torah, or in Greek terms, the Pe...

703円 The general view of both historians and biblical scholars is that the Book of Joshua holds no historical value and is simply a book written during the life of Josiah, or during the Babylonian captivity, or even later by Ezra during the Second Temple Era, however, this is based on analysis of the ...

421円 The book of Ruth appears to be part of a Samaritan story designed to splice the Moabites into the royal genealogy. The Book of Deuteronomy, which was likely written in Samaria, uses Moabite names of locations instead of Judahite names, indicating that a Moabite priesthood was active in Samaria be...

703円 The Book of Judges is very old, and the Song of Deborah may be the oldest surviving piece of Israelite literature. It uses some of the most archaic forms of Hebrew, and was likely composed in Canaanite before Hebrew became a defined dialect as this issue of dialect was part of the division betwee...

9,285円 This book invites a close textual encounter with the first 11 chapters of Genesis as an intimate drama of marginalised peoples wrestling with the rise of the world’s first grain states in the Mesopotamian alluvium. The initial 11 chapters of Genesis are often considered discordant and fragmentary...

562円 Both the Greek translations of 1st and 2nd Ezra, and the Hebrew translation of Ezra (2nd Ezra), contain relics of an Aramaic source-text, unfortunately, the Aramaic Book of Ezra-Nehemiah is lost. The difference in the surviving Aramaic words within the Greek 1st Ezra, and Hebrew Ezra (Greek 2nd E...

2,014円 Four simple rules, amazing resultsーhow wisdom from an overlooked biblical hero can change your life! Tikva Frymer-Kensky shows readers how a seemingly minor story in the first book of Samuel can teach them key lessons to dramatically improve their lives. Saul, abandoned by God, approaches a medi...

11,134円 Does the Hebrew Bible ascribe an implicit form of legal personhood or legal rights to animals? If so, which animals--domesticated or wild, or both--receive which rights, and for what purpose? Scholars have been slow to consider these questions, and animal-oriented research as a whole, in the fiel...

1,580円 In the early centuries of the Christian era, a number of texts called the Apocalypse of Ezra were in circulation among Jews, Christians, Gnostics, and related religious groups. The original is believed to have been written in Judahite or Aramaic, and is commonly known as the Jewish Apocalypse of ...

3,610円 The few popular Bible stories about women are often presented in black and whiteーthe women were good or bad, Ruth or Jezebel. But most of us fall somewhere in between these two extremes. Good Girls, Bad Girls invites readers to take a more nuanced look at 12 women in the Old Testament, to explor...

2,109円 Découvrez l'essence de Tisha Beav, une journée de deuil profonde et empreinte d'espoir, à travers ce livre captivant. Plongez dans l'histoire du peuple juif et les événements tragiques qui ont façonné Tisha Beav en tant que jour de commémoration national. Explorez les pratiques et coutumes qui ac...

878円 Découvrez l'histoire fascinante des grands érudits du Talmud dans ce livre captivant. L'introduction vous offre une présentation de la signification et de l'importance du Talmud dans la tradition juive et de son influence sur la vie religieuse et culturelle. Vous en apprendrez plus sur deux des p...