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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 $2.95! new only from $24.05! \| 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	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
5	The Jerusalem Anthology: A Literary Guide more books like this by Reuven Hammer add to wishlist A collection of the literature, poetry, songs, and history of Jerusalem from Biblical to modern times. This book contains some of the most beautiful, stirring, and memorable pieces by our most beloved writers. Many pieces are translated for the first time. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.99!
6	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 $59.06! \| SVS
7	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
8	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 $10.03! new only from $14.98!
9	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
10	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 $4.80! \| first editions \| SVS
11 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 $9.24! new only from $33.90! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	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
13	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
14 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 $10.51! new only from $24.25! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	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 $23.50! new only from $23.50!
16 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
17 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 $46.84! new only from $46.84! \| SVS
18 view cover	Jewish Book of Numbers more books like this by Ronald H Isaacs, Rabbi add to wishlist Why is the number 13 considered lucky in Jewish tradition? What role do mathematics play in the Bible? How can numbers be used to uncover the "hidden" meanings of the Torah? Discover the fascinating world of Jewish numerology in The Jewish Book of Numbers. Noted rabbi and best-selling author Ronald H. Isaacs presents a delightful, easy-to-read ... see all copies from $14.92! new only from $118.75! \| first editions
19 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 $23.31! new only from $99.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Bethsaida Volume 1: A City by the North Shore of the Sea of Galilee more books like this by Rami Arav (Editor), Richard Freund (Editor) add to wishlist The Bethsaida Excavations Project is uncovering one of the most important New Testament sites, lost to the world since the first century. see all copies from $18.00! new only from $20.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	Rabbinic Stories more books like this by Professor Jeffrey L Rubenstein (Introduction by), Shaye J D Cohen (Preface by) add to wishlist Stories from the main works of classical rabbinic literature, which were produced by Jewish sages in either Hebrew or Aramaic, between 200 and 600 CE. see all copies from $18.07! new only from $18.07! \| SVS
22	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
23 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 $5.26! new only from $5.64! \| first editions
24 view cover	The Life and Teachings of Hillel more books like this by Yitzhak Buxbaum add to wishlist 56.95 see all copies from $26.50! new only from $35.94! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Bethsaida Volume 1: A City by the North Shore of Galilee more books like this by Rami Arav add to wishlist see all copies from $2.34! signed copies \| first editions

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