Author: Publisher:
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 713
Book Description
The Jewish Encyclopedia
Author: The Jewish Encyclopedia
Author: Isidore SingerPublisher:
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Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 740
Book Description
The Jewish encyclopedia: a descriptive record of the history, religion, literature, and customs of the Jewish people from the earliest times to the present day
Author: Isidore SingerSifre to Deuteronomy
Author: Jacob NeusnerPublisher: University of South Florida
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Judaism II
Author: Michael TillyPublisher: Kohlhammer Verlag
ISBN: 3170325841
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
Judaism, the oldest of the Abrahamic religions, is one of the pillars of modern civilization. A collective of internationally renowned experts cooperated in a singular academic enterprise to portray Judaism from its transformation as a Temple cult to its broad contemporary varieties. In three volumes the long-running book series "Die Religionen der Menschheit" (Religions of Humanity) presents for the first time a complete and compelling view on Jewish life now and then - a fascinating portrait of the Jewish people with its ability to adapt itself to most different cultural settings, always maintaining its strong and unique identity. Volume II presents Jewish literature and thinking: the Jewish Bible; Hellenistic, Tannaitic, Amoraic and Gaonic literature to medieval and modern genres. Chapters on mysticism, Piyyut, Liturgy and Prayer complete the volume.
Midrash Sifre on Numbers
Author: The Legends of the Jews
Author: Louis GinzbergPublisher:
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Category : Jewish legends
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Notes to volumes 3 and 4: From Moses in the wilderness to Esther
Author: Louis GinzbergPublisher:
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Category : Jewish legends
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
The Legends of the Jews: Notes to volumes 3 and 4: From Moses in the wilderness to Esther
Author: Louis GinzbergPublisher:
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Category : Jewish legends
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
War and Peace in Jewish Tradition
Author: Yigal LevinPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136625127
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
The transition between the reality of war and a hope for peace has accompanied the Jewish people since biblical times. However, the ways in which both concepts are understood have changed many times over the ages, and both have different implications for an independent nation in its own land than they do for a community of exiles living as a minority in foreign countries. This book explores the concepts of war and peace throughout the history of Judaism. Combining three branches of learning - classical Jewish sources, from the Bible to modern times; related academic disciplines of Jewish studies, humanities, social and political sciences; and public discussion of these issues on political, military, ideological and moral levels - contributors from Israel and the USA open new vistas of investigation for the future as well as an awareness of the past. Chapters touch on personal and collective morality in warfare, survival though a long and often violent history, and creation of some of the world’s great cultural assets, in literature, philosophy and religion, as well as in the fields of community life and social autonomy. An important addition to the current literature on Jewish thought and philosophy, this book will be of considerable interest to scholars working in the areas of Jewish Studies, theology, modern politics, the Middle East and biblical studies.