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An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical...

These essays explore new methods and overlooked traditions that appear to shed light on how the founders of the Christian...

Adventures in Yiddishland examines the transformation of Yiddish in the six decades since the Holocaust, tracing its shift from the...

This is the third edition of Shaye J. D. Cohen's important and seminal work on the history and development of...

Jewish food is simmered in a rich broth of history, culture, geography, and religion. This book introduces readers to the...

Human trauma gave birth to the Bible, suggests eminent religious scholar David Carr. The Bible's ability to speak to suffering...

In this sweeping narrative, Michael Satlow tells the fascinating story of how an ancient collection of obscure Israelite writings became the...

Daniel Lynwood Smith orients readers of the New Testament to its historical and cultural settings, introducing the cast of characters,...

Larry Hurtado's One God, One Lord has been described as 'one of the most important and provocative Christologies of all...

This newly revised all-encompassing textbook is a guide to the history, beliefs and practice of Judaism. Beginning with the ancient...

<p>This landmark work, which has shaped a generation of scholarship, compares the apostle Paul with contemporary Judaism, both understood on...

Making a significant contribution to the large debate over the transition from "scriptural" to "scientific" culture in Europe, this book...

Beginning with the question 'who is a Jew?', this book offers a lucid account of Judaism and the Jewish people....

Barricade Books re-introduces Up, Up, and Oy Vey to the book publishing world. From the birth of Krypton in Cleveland...

Approximately thirteen million people around the world define themselves as Jews, with the majority residing in the United States and...

In a bold and moving book that is sure to spark heated debate, the novelist and cultural critic James Carroll...

<p>This is a comprehensive look at the stories that make up the Old Testament and the Jewish religion, including the...

Latin America has been a refuge for Jews fleeing persecution from 1492, when Sepharad Jews were expelled from Spain, until...

As biblical studies becomes increasingly fragmented, this collection of essays brings together a number of leading scholars in order to...

Jesus was a Jew and not a Christian. That affirmation may seem obvious, but here an international cast of Jewish...