Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land: (Continuum) Publisher's Comments:Ever since the pioneering excavation at Tel el-Hesi by Petrie in 1890 archeology has developed into a fully-fledged, professional field with specialists emerging on all manner of subjects, periods, and types of artifacts. Many thousands of sites have now been... Details...

Christian Engagements with Judaism: (Continuum International Publishing Group) Publisher's Comments: This volume gathers together studies on various "engagements" between Judaism and Christianity. Following an introduction on "my odyssey in New Testament interpretation," Professor Davies examines such topics as the nature of Judaism, canon and Christology,... Details...

Didache and Judaism Jewish Roots of an Ancient Christian-Jewish Work: (Continuum International Publishing Group) Publisher's Comments: The present study of the Didache is certainly neither new nor innovative in pointing out the presence and richness of borrowings from and references to Judaism prior to or coeval to this ancient Christian-Jewish text, which still remains, for certain aspect... Details...

Early Christianity and Hellenistic Judaism: (Continuum International Publishing Group) Publisher's Comments: These studies break new ground in the exploration of early Christianity and Judaism towards the end of the Second Temple period.Professor Borgen introduces fresh perspectives on many central issues in the complexity of Judaism both within Palestine and in t... Details...

Encyclopedia Of Apocalypticism Volume One: The Origins Of Apocalypticism In Judaism And Christianity: (Continuum International Publishing Group) Religious Studies Review, July 2000: “…clear, rich, and provocative…it gathers available but widely scattered insights and interpretations into one convenient work….by virtue of it’s general excellence and its breadth, this encyclopedia is certainly going to be indisp... Details...

Encyclopedia of Judaism Supplement 2 Volume 5: (Continuum International Publishing Group) Publisher's Comments: Supplement II of the The Encyclopedia of Judaism represents the fifth volume of this highly acclaimed reference work. Published in 2000, the three-volume Encyclopedia was a huge critical success and selected by the American Library Association as "an outsta... Details...

Encyclopedia of Judaism Supplement I: (Continuum International Publishing Group) Publisher's Comments: The Encyclopedia of Judaism provides a full and reliable account of Judaism, beginning in ancient Israelite times and extending to our own day. About Judaism, the religion, its diverse history, literature, beliefs past and present, observances and practices... Details...

Gospel of Matthew and Christian Judaism: History and Social Setting of the Matthean Community (Studies of the New Testament and Its World): (Continuum International Publishing Group) Publisher's Comments: In this meticulously researched and compelling study, David Sim reconstructs the social setting of the Matthean community at the time the Gospel was written and traces its full history.Dr Sim argues that the Matthean community should be located in Antioch t... Details...

Historical Atlas of Jerusalem: (Continuum International Publishing Group) Publisher's Comments: This volume presents a visual, pictorial history of Jerusalem from the most ancient records to the most up-to-date excavations. The narrative text is accompanied by hundreds of specially prepared drawings, maps, and photographs that illuminate every aspect ... Details...

Historical Atlas of the Jewish People: (Continuum International Publishing Group) Publisher's Comments: Contributors to this book include Anson F. Rainey, Shmuel Safrai, Haim Beinart, and Evyatar Friesel.This is the first atlas of its kind to document in such great detail the turbulent history of the Jewish people. A work of prodigious and meticulous scholars... Details...