Impurity and Sin in Ancient Judaism: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Much has been written about ritual impurity in ancient Judaism, but the question of how the ancient Jews understood the relationship between defilement and sin has largely been ignored. This book offers the first systematic exploration of the important topi... Details...

In the Beginning: Creation Myths from Ancient Mesopotamia, Israel and Greece: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Addressed to students of classical mythology, religion, and comparative mythology, this volume contains myths of creation from three ancient cultures. Included are selections from the Hebrew Bible, the Mesopotamian Enuma Elish and Atrahasis, and Hesiod's Th... Details...

Interpretations of the Name Israel in Ancient Judaism and Some Early Christian Writings: From Victorious Athlete to Heavenly Champion: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Ancient peoples regarded names as indicative of character and destiny. The Jews were no exception. This is a critical study of ancient exegesis of the title `Israel' and the meanings attributed to it among Jews down to Talmudic times, along with some early ... Details...

Jewish Study Bible-TK: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Oxford University Press breaks exciting new ground in the field of study Bibles with The Jewish Study Bible. This innovative volume will, for the first time, offer readers of the Hebrew Bible a resource that is specifically tailored to meet their needs.The ... Details...

Jewish Ways of Reading the Bible (Journal of Semitic Studies #11): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This volume is a rich and varied collection of studies by major experts in the field of Jewish biblical interpretation. In exemplary studies covering classical, medieval and modern uses of the Bible, the authors address the issues of Jewish attitudes to, and... Details...

Jewish Women Philosophers of First-Century Alexandria: Philo's 'Therapeutae' Reconsidered: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: The 'Therapeutae' were a Jewish group of ascetic philosophers who lived outside Alexandria in the middle of the first century CE. They are described in Philo's treatise De Vita Contemplativa and have often been considered in comparison with early Christians... Details...

Jewish-Christian Debates: (Augsburg Fortress Publishers) Publisher's Comments:Two eminent scholars, each expert in his own tradition, take Jewish-Christian dialogue to a new level. Aiming at neither mere description nor conversion, each presents the classical elements of his tradition's understanding of three fundamental, common religi... Details...

Jewish-Christian Dialogue: A Jewish Justification: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Many studies written about the Jewish-Christian relationship are primarily historical overviews that focus on the Jewish background of Christianity, the separation of Christianity from Judiasm, or the medieval disputations between the two faiths. This book ... Details...

Jews in a Graeco-Roman World: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book collects studies of the social, cultural, and religious history of the Jews in the Graeco-Roman world. The sixteen contributors--some specialists in Jewish history, others in classical studies--tackle the extent to which Jews in this period differ... Details...

Jews in a Graeco-Roman World: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This book contains studies of the social, cultural, and religious history of the Jews in the Graeco-Roman world. Some of the sixteen contributors are specialists in Jewish history, others in classics. They tackle from different angles the extent to which Je... Details...