Jacob Neusner. An American Jewish Iconoclast, Hardback - Aaron W. Hughes

Publisher: New York University PressAuthor(s): Aaron W. HughesNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2016Dimensions: 179 x 267 x 31Cover type: Hardb...

Reducere. A leading scholar of the formative age and writings of Judaism here formulates a theory of the Mishnah (one of the earliest dated sources of Judais...

Judaism represents a tradition that goes back nearly 6, 000 years. This book talks about the stories, beliefs and expressions of that tradition. Th...

Publisher: University Press of AmericaAuthor(s): Jacob NeusnerNumber of pages: 470Collection: Studies in JudaismPublication date: 2007Dimensions: 2...

Reducere. This work sketches the many portraits of the Pharisees that emerge from ancient sources. Based upon the Gospels, the writings of Paul, Josephus, th...

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Rather than focus solely on theological concerns, this well-rounded introduction takes an expansive view of Islamic ideology, culture, and traditio...

Reducere. Placing himself within the context of the Gospel of Matthew, Neusner imagines himself in a dialogue with Jesus of Nazareth and pays him the supreme...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Shaul MagidNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 173 x 242 x 30Cover type: Hardback...

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Sportin' Life tells for the first time the full, dramatic story of one of America's great song-and-dance men. A groundbreaking tap dancer who provi...

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The James Beard award-winning author of the acclaimed The Cooking Gene explores the cultural crossroads of Jewish and African diaspora cuisine and ...

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Reducere. Service Not Servitude This Anthology of Respect and the Pullman Porter's National Historic Registry is a reminder of a living legacy and a clarion ...

Winner of the 2017 Saul Viener Book Prize from the American Jewish Historical Society​ Although fewer American Jews today describe themselves as re...

Reducere. Unbinding Isaac takes readers on a trek of discovery for our times into the binding of Isaac story. Nineteenth-century Danish philosopher S ren Kie...

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Steven Harper pays tribute to a respected teacher with this biography of a distinguished William Smith Mason Professor of History at Northwestern U...

Reducere. On November 8, 2018, the ferocious Camp Fire razed nearly every home in Paradise, California, and killed at least 85 people. Jouranalists Alastair ...

The Seagull Edition offers the complete text of the Full Edition in full color and a portable trim size with fewer illustrations and maps and an ex...

The Seagull Edition offers the complete text of the Full Edition in full color and a portable trim size with fewer illustrations and maps and an ex...

Looking Up is a celebration of telescopes around the world and speeding through space. These incredible structures gaze out into the solar system a...

Reducere. At day's end, quiet your mind and unburden your heart.These peaceful reflections offer wisdom to "sleep on." For each night of the year, an inspiri...

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Reducere. G. J. A. O'Toole colorfully depicts the sweep of events and also presents new findings on the mysterious mission of the Maine and on the part playe...

Reducere. With the publication of his first book of poems, The Weary Blues, in 1926, Langston Hughes electrified readers and launched a renaissance in black ...

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Reducere. The JPS Torah Commentary series guides readers through the words and ideas of the Torah. Each volume is the work of a scholar who stands at the pin...