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  • Canaanite Mythology: Gods and Religion of Ancient Canaan

    Have you ever wondered about the gods and religion of ancient Canaan?Do you want to know more about its religion and mythology?This book explores the history and beliefs of the Canaanites from their earliest recorded beginnings through to their absorption into the larger ancient Near Eastern religious and cultural traditions. In this easy-to-read and comprehensive guide, you will learn about the ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Encyclopedia of Jewish Symbols

    Jewish symbols reflect the interaction of word and image within Jewish culture. Jews have always studied, interpreted, and revered sacred texts; they have also adorned the settings and occasions of sacred acts. Calligraphy and ornamentation have transformed Hebrew letters into art; quotation, interpretation, legend, and wordplay have made ceremonial objects into narrative.This book represents just ... Read more

    $39.99 USD

  • Job's Body and the Dramatised Comedy of Moralising

    Series series Routledge Studies in the Biblical World
    This book focuses on the expressions used to describe Job’s body in pain and on the reactions of his friends to explore the moral and social world reflected in the language and the values that their speeches betray.A key contribution of this monograph is to highlight how the perspective of illness as retribution is powerfully refuted in Job’s speeches and, in particular, to show how this is ... Read more

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  • The Psalms: An Original, Clear Translation of the Hebrew Tehillim

    I have frequently been struck by the fact that the Psalms are difficult to read and understand. I am referring to the various existing translations into English. After joining a group that was studying the Psalms, I became so dismayed by the translations we were using that I decided to try my hand at making better ones. By and large, the group was pleased with the results of my efforts and urged ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Los misterios del templo de Salomón

    Salomón, el rey sabio, se propuso dar a su pueblo un templo que sería el eje de su unidad de culto. El templo, desaparecido como edificio hace veinte siglos, sigue siendo hoy en día un eje espiritual de plena vigencia para el judaísmo, y ha inspirado las creaciones de otras religiones, como el cristianismo y el islamismo. Se puede decir que es el monumento que más influencia ha ejercido en la ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Book of Psalms in Plain English

    A Contemporary Reading of Tehillim

    The ideas and emotions that make the book of Psalms such a powerful text for Judaism and Christianity alike are brilliantly captured in this deft translation by a scholar of Judaism. Aaron Lichtenstein offers the English translation in verse, just as the original Hebrew text is in poetry, in the various poetic modes required by the myriad moods and messages. Readers will be moved by the inspiring ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sepher Yetzirah

    The Sepher Yetzirah is the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts. Its exact origins are unknown, and hotly debated. Some scholars believe it might have an early Medieval origin, while others emphasize earlier traditions appearing in the book. When properly understood, Sepher Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • The Song of Songs

    A Biography

    by Ilana Pardes ...
    Series Book 32 - Lives of Great Religious Books
    An essential history of the greatest love poem ever writtenThe Song of Songs has been embraced for centuries as the ultimate song of love. But the kind of love readers have found in this ancient poem is strikingly varied. Ilana Pardes invites us to explore the dramatic shift from readings of the Song as a poem on divine love to celebrations of its exuberant account of human love. With a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Human Rights as Mashiach: A Jewish Theology of Human Rights

    While religion is sometimes the enemy of human dignity, it can also be a powerful force for its protection. When John Woolman, an American Quaker born in 1720, began preaching that faithfulness to God requires abolishing slavery, he ignited a religious passion that helped facilitate the global paradigm shift that outlawed human bondage across the planet. That religious passion united humanity's ... Read more

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  • To Pray as a Jew

    A Guide to the Prayer Book and the Synagogue Service

    A distinguished guide to Jewish prayerWhy do Jews pray? What is the role of prayer in their lives as moral and ethical beings? From the simplest details of how to comport oneself on entering a synagogue to the most profound and moving comments on the prayers themselves, Rabbi Hayim Halevy Donin guides readers of To Pray as a Jew through the entire prescribed course of Jewish liturgy, passage by ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Art of Bible Translation

    by Robert Alter ...
    From the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, a "hugely entertaining and irreverent" (Adam Gopnik, New Yorker) account of the art of translating the Hebrew Bible into EnglishIn this brief book, award-winning biblical translator and acclaimed literary critic Robert Alter offers a personal and passionate account of what he learned about the art of Bible translation ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Core of Judaism – All Essential Books in One Volume

    Sacred Texts, History, Theology & Philosophy of Jewish Faith

    e-artnow present this meticulously edited collection of the most sacred texts of Judaism, as well as most important historical and theological books about the Jewish faith. Content: Religious Texts: "Tanakh" – The Hebrew Bible "Talmud" – The Central Text of Rabbinic Judaism "Torah – Bilingual (English/Hebrew)" – Five Books of Moses "Tales and Maxims from the Midrash" – Biblical Exegesis by Ancient ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Deuteronomy: Renewal of the Sinai Covenant

    Series Book 5 - Covenant & Conversation
    This collection makes Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ brilliant essays on the weekly Torah portion available in book form for the first time. Rabbi Sacks fuses Jewish tradition, Western philosophy and literature to present a highly developed understanding of the human condition under God’s sovereignty. This final volume of the series contains several concise essays for each parasha of Deuteronomy. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • La Torá

    by anonimo ...
    La Torá está formada por los cinco primeros libros del Antiguo Testamento: Génesis, Éxodo, Levítico, Números y Deuteronomio. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • World English Bible (Catholic): WEB Bible For kobo

    by God ...
    The World English Bible is an update of the American Standard Version (ASV) of the Holy Bible. Its style, while fairly literally translated, is in informal, spoken English. The WEB is designed to sound good and be accurate when read aloud.The Holy Bible was inspired by God, who had His servants speak, write, and preserve His word.The Bible is the best-selling book in history in the World.The Holy ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Torah of Challah

    Giving Challah to the Kohen

    by Peretz Rivkin ...
    The Torah of Challah is being remembered - Make your Challah all about giving; The Sages of Israel desired that the Torah of Challah should never be forgotten; did you know that the “Torah of Challah” in chutz le'aretz is giving the separated Challah to the kohen? For the Jewish woman, the Torah of Challah is more then just the proponent for critical moments in the heavenly court, it is also the ... Read more

    $10.05 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Apocrypha

    Series series Oxford Bible Commentary
    The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible. It offers verse-by-verse explanation of every book of the Bible by the world's leading biblical scholars. From its inception, OBC has been designed as a completely non-denominational commentary, carefully written and edited to provide the ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Wisdom of the Talmud

    Edited by Madison C. Peters ...
    Series series Dover Thrift Editions: Religion
    A boundless source of consolation and intellectual stimulation and one of the central texts of Judaism, the Talmud is not only a great compilation of ancient wisdom concerning law, religion, history, ethics, metaphysics, and folklore; it is also a treasure trove of aphorism, maxims, and witty sayings, including:Adversity is the true school of mind.Avoid anger and thou wilt not sin.Too many ... Read more

    $1.50 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • My People's Passover Haggadah, Vol. 1: Traditional Texts, Modern Commentaries

    A diverse and exciting collection of commentaries on the traditional Haggadah Hebrew text in two volumes and with a new translation designed to let you know exactly what the Haggadah says. Introductory essays help you understand the historical roots of Passover, the development of the Haggadah, and how to make sense out of texts and customs that evolved from ancient times. ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Climbing Jacob's Ladder

    One Man's Journey to Rediscover a Jewish Spiritual Tradition

    by Alan Morinis ...
    “A compelling portrait of the relationship between a student and a teacher,” this spiritual memoir “raises important questions about the meaning of Judaism and the search for spirituality in this world” (Los Angeles Times)Jewish by birth, though from a secular family, Alan Morinis explored Hinduism and Buddhism as a young man. But in 1997, in the face of personal crisis, he turned to his Jewish ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • War of the Gods

    Alien Skulls, Underground Cities, and Fire from the Sky

    Series series Erich von Daniken Library
    Bestselling author and father of the Ancient Alien Theory Erich von Däniken explores what drove ancient humans to build city-sized places underground around the world and its connection to conflicts in the sky.War of the Gods examines ancient scriptures from India, Siberia, Tahiti, and many other regions of the world independently on reports of battles in the stars. Weapons of unimaginable ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Kabbalah Lesson five

    by Ken Nunoo ...
    As we travel along the path of the spirits of the Hebrew alphabets and the spheres of the tree of life, we are at same time examining the special powers inherent within the them. In this Kabbalah lesson we examine the healing powers within the fifth letter of the Hebrew alphabets which is “HE” and the healing powers within the letter Aleph.The letter HE connects the second sphere of Chokmah to the ... Read more

    $5.00 USD

  • Tales and Maxims from the Midrash

    "JUST as the Written Law given by Moses emanates from God, whilst He Himself only proclaimed the first two commandments of the Decalogue, owing to the Israelites being too terrified to hear God's voice (Deut. 20. 19), and the whole of the Torah was then conveyed to Israel by Moses, so he likewise received the Oral law, which he was not allowed to commit to writing. This Oral law had to be taught ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shared Stories, Rival Tellings

    Early Encounters of Jews, Christians, and Muslims

    Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are considered kindred religions-holding ancestral heritages and monotheistic belief in common-but there are definitive distinctions between these "Abrahamic" peoples. Shared Stories, Rival Tellings explores the early exchanges of Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and argues that their interactions were dominated by debates over the meanings of certain stories sacred ... Read more

    $32.99 USD