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1	The Committed Life: Principles for Good Living from Our Timeless Past more books like this by Rebbetzin Esther Jungreis add to wishlist A work of wisdom based on the Torah but appealing to any person seeking spirituality, from Rebbetzin Esther Jungries, an inspiring spiritual leader. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash more books like this by Hermann Leberecht Strack add to wishlist Based on Stracks classic introduction, this is a comprehensive, fully revised and up-to- date reference to rabbinic literature. see all copies from $6.95! new only from $24.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Parables: Jewish Tradition and Christian Interpretation more books like this by Brad H Young add to wishlist Fully one-third of Jesus words in the Synoptic Gospels occur in parables. It could be said that knowing the parables is essential for understanding the person of Christ. In his newest work on the parables, Brad Young displays his unique perspective as a scholar steeped in both Jewish and Christian studies. While parables have timeless messages, ... see all copies from $18.70! new only from $18.70! \| SVS
4	Kabbalah 365: Daily Fruit from the Tree of Life more books like this by Gershon Winkler add to wishlist Every day is a chance for a new beginning-an awakening. Start each day with the gift of time-tested wisdom from the Kabbalah. Kabbalah 365 is a unique collection of rare Jewish mystery and understanding. People from all walks of life are finding their paths illuminated within the Kabbalah. Each selected reading, one for every day of the yearly ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions
5	Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking more books like this by Michael Fishbane add to wishlist This is a comprehensive and systematic exploration of myth in the Hebrew Bible. In addition, Michael Fishbane examines the ongoing role of Scripture in the expansion and transformation of myth in ancient Jewish sources (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). The role of myth and monotheism ... see all copies from $36.05! new only from $55.14! \| SVS
6	Handbook of Rabbinic Theology: Language, System, Structure more books like this by Professor Jacob Neusner, PH.D. add to wishlist From his extensive and intensive study of the Rabbinic literature, Jacob Neusner shows how Rabbinic documents give expression to a very real, if implicit, theological system. While the Rabbinic literature is often seen as a collection of miscellaneous responses to questions arising from study of the Hebrew Bible and its application to contemporary ... see all copies from $14.98! new only from $14.98!
7	The New Testament and Rabbinic Judaism more books like this by David Daube add to wishlist Among the many in this century who explored the relationship between the New Testament and rabbinic Judaism, David Daube must certainly be designated as among the pioneers. And in the literature of that exploration, along with works such as Paul and Rabbinic Judaism by W. D. Davies and Joachim Jeremias' Jerusalem in the Time of Jesus, Daube's ... see all copies from $16.96! new only from $26.12!
8	The Last Trial: On the Legends and Lore of the Command to Abraham to Offer Isaac as a Sacrifice, the Akedah more books like this by Shalom Spiegel add to wishlist An eminent Jewish scholar examines the total body of texts, legends, and traditions referring to the Binding of Isaac, and provides the paradigm for showing how legend and history interact, how the past may be made comprehensible by present events, and the present may be understood as a renewal of revelation. see all copies from $8.95! new only from $17.95! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Joys of Hebrew more books like this by Lewis Glinert add to wishlist When do you say mazal tov? What is a get, a golem, a kibbutz, a chalutz? What four plant species are waved during prayers on the harvest festival of Sukkot? You'll find answers to these questions and hundreds of others in this remarkable collection of the best known, most loved Hebrew words and phrases in the English speaking world. From Acharon ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.38! \| first editions \| SVS
10	In Potiphar's House: The Interpretive Life of Biblical Texts more books like this by James L Kugel add to wishlist In this study of early biblical interpretation, James Kugel examines a series of exegetical stories that elaborate on the Joseph narrative in Genesis. These stories - which appear in such diverse sources as rabbinic midrash, early Christian writings, liturgical poetry, and the Qur'an - often contain details of whole incidents not found in the ... see all copies from $16.96! new only from $185.55! \| first editions
11 view cover	Wisdom of the Jewish Sages: A Modern Reading of Pirke Avot more books like this by Rami M Shapiro, Rabbi add to wishlist Pirke Avot is a treasury of maxims on justice, integrity, and virtue, and represents the spiritual teaching of 65 rabbis who spanned the preceding 600 years. For centuries it has been the most widely studied book in Jewish homes. Shapiro's interpretation makes the book's timeless wisdom available to a new generation of Jews and non-Jews alike. see all copies from $24.73! new only from $98.01! \| first editions
12	Jewish law : history, sources, principles = Ha-mishpat ha-Ivri more books like this by Menachem Elon add to wishlist see all copies from $45.00! new only from $237.44! \| SVS
13 view cover	Invitation to Talmud more books like this by Jacob Neusner add to wishlist A new edition of the finest introduction to the Talmud, the greatest document of Judaism, presented in both Hebrew and English. see all copies from $3.10! new only from $8.75!
14	The Story of Scripture: From Oral Tradition to the Written Word more books like this by Daniel Jeremy Silver add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.94! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Judaism and the Doctrine of Creation more books like this by Norbert M Samuelson add to wishlist The topic of this book is 'creation'. It breaks down into discussions of two distinct, but interrelated, questions: what does the universe look like, and what is its origin? The opinions about creation considered by Norbert Samuelson come from the Hebrew scriptures, Greek philosophy, Jewish philosophy and contemporary physics. His perspective is ... see all copies from $49.84! new only from $49.84! \| SVS
16	Jesus and His Jewish Parables: Rediscovering the Roots of Jesus' Teaching more books like this by Brad Young, Young H. Brad add to wishlist see all copies from $19.79!
17 view cover	The Torah Revealed: Talmudic Masters Unveil the Secrets of the Bible more books like this by Avraham Yaakov Finkel add to wishlist In "The Torah Revealed", distinguished Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Finkel brings together in one comprehensive and accessible resource expert commentary from the Talmud on key passages contained in every portion of the Torah. This important book provides an inspiring commentary on the "Five Books of Moses" culled from a huge body of work that represents ... see all copies from $11.74! new only from $24.25! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	God's Mountain: The Temple Mount in Time, Place, and Memory more books like this by Professor Yaron Z Eliav add to wishlist This provocative study of Jerusalem's Temple Mount unravels popular scholarly paradigms about the origins of this contested sacred site and its significance in Jewish and Christian traditions. In "God's Mountain", Yaron Z. Eliav reconstructs the early story of the Temple Mount, exploring the way the site was developed as a physical entity, ... see all copies from $24.19! new only from $26.79! \| SVS
19 view cover	Rereading the Rabbis: A Woman's Voice more books like this by Judith Hauptman add to wishlist }Fully acknowledging that Judaism, as described in both the Bible and the Talmud, was patriarchal, Judith Hauptman demonstrates that the rabbis of the Talmud made significant changes in key areas of Jewish law in order to benefit women. Reading the texts with feminist sensibilitiesrecognizing that they were written by men and for men and that ... see all copies from $9.45! new only from $33.90! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Jewish Eating and Identity Through the Ages more books like this by David Charles Kraemer add to wishlist This book explores the history of Jewish eating and Jewish identity, from the Bible to the present. The lessons of this book rest squarely on the much-quoted insight: 'you are what you eat.' But this book goes beyond that simple truism to recognise that you are not only what you eat, but also how, when, where and with whom you eat. This book ... see all copies from $35.74! new only from $35.74! \| SVS
21 view cover	Jesus in the Talmud more books like this by Peter Schafer add to wishlist Scattered throughout the Talmud, the founding document of rabbinic Judaism in late antiquity, can be found quite a few references to Jesus - and they're not flattering. In this lucid, richly detailed, and accessible book, Peter Schafer examines how the rabbis of the Talmud read, understood, and used the New Testament Jesus narrative to assert, ... see all copies from $19.95! new only from $19.95! \| SVS
22 view cover	Illness and Health in the Jewish Tradition: Writings from the Bible to Today more books like this by Judith Z Abrams, Rabbi (Editor), David L Freeman, M.D (Editor) add to wishlist An anthology of traditional and modern Jewihs writing on illness and healing from the Bible to modern day. see all copies from $5.46! new only from $5.81! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Jewish Body more books like this by Melvin Konner add to wishlist From a well-known doctor and anthropologist comes a history of the Jewish people from bris to burial. Konner takes the measure of the "Jewish body," stopping along the way to contemplate sex, circumcision, menstruation, and even those most elusive and controversial of microscopic markers--Jewish genes. see all copies from $11.00! new only from $13.15! \| SVS
24 view cover	The Life and Teachings of Hillel more books like this by Yitzhak Buxbaum add to wishlist 29.95 see all copies from $26.50! new only from $35.94! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	The Boy on the Door on the Ox: An Unusual Spiritual Journey Through the Strangest Jewish Texts more books like this by Martin Samuel Cohen add to wishlist The Mishnah, an ancient Jewish text composed around 200 c.e., is the foundation document of rabbinic law. In this groundbreaking work, Martin Samuel Cohen explores texts from the Mishnah as a foundation document of Jewish spirituality, Using the Mishnah's sketchy characters as personal spiritual guides, Rabbi Cohen makes these obscure texts ... see all copies from $8.81! new only from $10.87! \| SVS

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