Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures: (Jewish Publication Society) Publisher's Comments: The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures into contemporary English, based on the Masoretic (the traditional Hebrew) text. It is the culmination of three decades of collaboration by academic scholars and rabbis, representing ... Details...

Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures: (Jewish Publication Society) Publisher's Comments: Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the Standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike. Details...

The Antichrist Legend: A Chapter in Christian and Jewish Folklore: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: Wilhelm Bousset (1865-1920) was one of the pioneers in the Religionsgeschichtliche Schule or "History of Religions School," which established the scientific and comparative study of Hellenistic Judaism and Early Christianity a century ago. The Antichrist Le... Details...

The Cambridge History of Judaism Volume 1, Introduction: The Persian Period Series: The Cambridge History of Judaism: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: The first three volumes of The Cambridge History of Judaism cover the history of the Jews from the Exile in 5 87 B.C.E. to the early Roman period extending into the third century C.E. A comprehensive examination is made of all the relevant literary and arch... Details...

The Cambridge History of Judaism Volume 3, The Early Roman Period: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: This volume covers the history of Judaism in the Roman period. Political history is treated from Pompey to Vespasian, but many chapters on Jewish life and thought go beyond the period of the Flavian emperors to present themes and evidence of importance for ... Details...

The Christian and Judaic Invention of History (Studies in Religion / American Acacemy of Religion #55): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: The twelve articles in this book (five of them by editor Jacob Neusner) explore the background developments and motivating forces for what Neusner calls the "re-invention" of history in the fourth and fifth centuries CE. The Christianization of the Roman em... Details...

The Early History of Heaven: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: When we think of "heaven," we generally conjure up positive, blissful images. Heaven is, after all, where God is and where good people go after death to receive their reward. But how and why did Western cultures come to imagine the heavenly realm in such te... Details...

The Five Megilloth and Jonah: (Jewish Publication Society) Publisher's Comments: These six short books of the Bible, each read in connect... Details...

The Jewish Messiahs From the Galilee to Crown Heights: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: In this book, Harris Lenowitz explores the fascinating history of Jewish messianic movements. Looking in detail at all of the Jewish messiahs about whom anything is known, he introduces each of these figures in turn, and offers extensive excerpts of the ori... Details...

The Jewish Messiahs From the Galilee to Crown Heights: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: In this book, Harris Lenowitz explores the fascinating history of Jewish messianic movements. Looking in detail at all of the Jewish messiahs about whom anything is known, he introduces each of these figures in turn, and offers extensive excerpts of the ori... Details...