History
There are 1206 books in this aisle.
Browse the aisle by Title | by Author | by Price
See recently arrived used books in this aisle.
 New: $40.95 Hardcover 
add to wish list |
|
Jewish History & Jewish Destiny
by Gerson D. Cohen  Synopsis This anthology of addresses and essays by former Jewish Theological Seminary Chancellor Gerson D. Cohen is written in a popular style and is intended for a wide audience. The pieces offer an overview of Gerson D. Cohen's thoughts on such topics as the...
|
||||||
New: $22.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Jewish History, Jewish Religion
by Israel Shahak Publisher Comments Israel Shahak, an Israeli Jew, born in Poland, incarcerated in Belsen and a resident in Israel for over 40 years, has produced an intriguing and controversial study of the extent to which the secular state of Israel has been shaped by religious...
|
||||||
New: $36.75 Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Jewish Faith in America (Faith in America)
by Shelley M. Buxbaum Publisher Comments People of the Jewish faith first arrived in the Americas in October...
|
||||||
New: $42.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church Part 2
by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Publisher Comments Volume 2 of 3. Samuel to The Captivity. Throughout these volumes, the author endeavored to bear in mind three main objects, to-wit. Firstly, the work must be regarded not as a history, but as lectures. This mode of instruction appeared to be specially...
|
||||||
Used: $9.95 Trade Paper List Price $19.00
add to wish list |
|
The Renaissance of Jewish Culture in Weimar Germany
by Michael Brenner Publisher Comments Although Jewish participation in German society increased after World War I, Jews did not completely assimilate into that society. In fact, says Michael Brenner in this intriguing book, the Jewish population of Welmar Germany became more aware of its...
|
||||||
New: $45.00 Hardcover 
available November 2008 add to wish list |
|
Meneket Rivkah: A Manual of Wisdom and Piety
by Rivka Bat Meir Publisher Comments Translated from the original Yiddish to German, with an introduction and commentary by Frauke von Rohden A book of manners by one of the first female Jewish writers The first-known Yiddish book to be written by a woman, Menekes Rivke (Rivkah's Nurse...
|
||||||
New: $55.95 Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
The Early History of the Hebrews
by A. H. Sayce Synopsis 1897. The noted archaeologist, A.H. Sayce, attempts to write a history of Israel from a purely archaeological point of view. Contents: The Hebrew Patriarchs; The Composition of the Pentateuch; The Exodus Out of Egypt; The Conquest of Canaan; The Age of...
|
||||||
New: $176.75 Hardcover List Price $186.00
add to wish list |
|
Heavenly Tablets: Interpretation, Identity and Tradition in Ancient Judaism (Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism)
by Lynn (edt) Lidonnici Book News Annotation Collected in celebration of the career of noted expert Betsey Halpern-Amaru, these 15 lively papers reflect the range of her interests and those of her students and colleagues in such topics as interpreting ritual texts, mapping diaspora identities...
|
||||||
Used: $8.50 Trade Paper List Price $24.00
add to wish list |
|
Judaism in America (Columbia Contemporary American Religion)
by Marc Lee Raphael Publisher Comments Raphael's compact overview distinguishes itself as both a history of the Judaic tradition and a witness to the vitality and variety of contemporary American Judaic life....
|
||||||
New: $40.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Lectures on the History of the Jewish Church Part 1
by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley Publisher Comments Volume 1 of 3. Abraham to Samuel. Throughout these volumes, the author endeavored to bear in mind three main objects, to-wit. Firstly, the work must be regarded not as a history, but as lectures. This mode of instruction appeared to be specially adapted...
|
||||||
New: $38.50 Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Studia Philonica Annual, XVIII, 2006
by David T. Runia Book News Annotation Beginning with this issue, this series and the associated monograph series will be published by the Society of Biblical Literature rather than the Judaic Studies program at Brown University. The special section is on Philo's De Virtutibus. Three other...
|
||||||
New: $30.50 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Legends of the Jews #04: From Joshua to Esther: Volume 4
by Louis Ginzberg Publisher Comments In addition to four volumes of the legends themselves, "The legends of the Jews" includes two indispensable volumes of notes that provides the sources for every legend and test to the immense depth and range of Ginzberg's research, as well as a...
|
||||||
New: $74.25 Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
The Book of Job in Medieval Jewish Philosophy
by Robert J. Eisen Publisher Comments Medieval Jewish philosophers have been studied extensively by modern scholars, but even though their philosophical thinking was often shaped by their interpretation of the Bible, relatively little attention has been paid to them as biblical interpreters....
|
||||||
Used: $14.00 Trade Paper List Price $26.00
add to wish list |
|
Roots of Rabbinic Judaism : an Intellectural History, From Ezekiel To Daniel (02 Edition)
by Gabriele Boccaccini Publisher Comments In a bold challenge to the long-held scholarly notion that Rabbinic Judaism already was an established presence during the Second Temple period, Boccaccini argues that Rabbinic Judaism was a daring reform movement that developed following the destruction...
|
||||||
Used: $25.00 Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Anti-Semitism & the Treatment of the Holocaust in Postcommunist Eastern Europe: Tragedy of Romanian Jewry
by Randolph L Braham Publisher Comments The rise of chauvinistic nationalism following the disintegration of the Soviet block and the dissolution of the communist systems had as its corollary the resurgence of virulent anti-Semitism. The traditional religious and racial forms of this scourge...
|
||||||
New: $59.95 Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Traditions and Beliefs of Ancient Israel
by T. K. Cheyne Synopsis Cheyne Was A Professor Of The Interpretation Of The Holy Scripture At Oxford....
|
||||||
New: $11.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Who Are the Original Hebrews?
by Bishop R. F. Davis Synopsis This book will explain who the original Hebrews are according to the Bible. The intent of this book is to make some corrections for people that have read the Bible over the centuries and have been misguided concerning the original Hebrews....
|
||||||
New: $36.00 Trade Paper List Price $45.00
add to wish list |
|
Gendering Disgust in Medieval Religious Polemic
by Alexandra Cuffel Book News Annotation What started out as jokes at a conference--supposedly over coffee--evolved into a full academic study of filth and impurity as religious insult in medieval Europe. Cuffel (history, Macalester College) explores how particularly Jews and Christians, but...
|
||||||
New: $188.25 Hardcover List Price $199.00
add to wish list |
|
The Ancient Synagogue from Its Origins to 200 C.E.: A Source Book (Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity)
by Anders Runesson Synopsis This volume gathers for the first time all of the primary source material on the early synagogues up through the Second Century C. E. Each entry contains bibliographic citations and interpretative comments. An Introduction frames the current state of...
|
||||||
New: $16.95 Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
The Jews in the Time of Jesus: An Introduction
by Stephen Wylen Publisher Comments Understanding Jewish life in the first century will help us better understand Jesus mission and how it relates to our own religious concerns today. For anyone who is interested in understanding the Jewish roots of Christianity....
|
||||||
