Tolerance and Intolerance in Early Judaism and Christianity: (Cambridge University Press) Publisher's Comments: The essays in this book consider issues of tolerance and intolerance faced by Jews and Christians between 200 BCE and 200 CE. Several essays are concerned with aspects of early Jewish-Christian relationships, several discuss ways Jews and Christians defined... Details...

Wisdom and Law in the Old Testament: The Ordering of Life in Israel and Early Judaism (Second) (Oxford Bible (Paperback)): (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: This is a completely revised and expanded edition of a classic text. Drawing on recent work on legal and didactic material and including more literary interpretation, Blenkinsopp traces the course of two related key traditions--law and wisdom--throughout th... Details...

Writing on the Tablet of the Heart: Origins of Scripture and Literature: (Oxford University Press) Publisher's Comments: In Writing on the Tablet of the Heart, David Carr explores a new model for the production, revision, and reception of ancient texts. The Gilgamesh epic, Homer's Iliad, and the Bible, he shows, were first and foremost intended as educational texts. The prima... Details...