The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 was a watershed event in the religious, political, and social life of first-century Jews. This book explores the reaction to this event found in Jewish apocalypses and related literature preserved among the Pseudepigrapha (4 Ezra, 2 …
Do you want to understand Jesus of Nazareth, his apostles, and the rise of early Christianity? Reading the Old Testament is not enough, writes Matthias Henze in this slender volume aimed at the student of the Bible. To understand the Jews of the Second Temple period, it's essent…
Jahrbuch des Dubnow-Instituts /Dubnow Institute Yearbook XVII/2018
by Thiele, Anja, Weidner, Daniel, Prof. Dr, Müller, Ernst, Priv.-Doz. Dr, Krah, Markus, Dr, Wilkof, Shira, Dr, Meier, Tim Friedrich, Huhn, Ulrike, Dr, Casper, Michael, Decke, Ludwig, Walther, Alexander, Levy, Amit, Reuveny, Meirav, Zer-Zion, Shelly, Dr, Müller, Elenea, Graf, Philipp, Dr, van Laak, Jeannette, Dr, Siepmann, Judith, Cohen, Netta, Berdichevsky, Dina, Dr, Czendze, Oskar, Behre, Silja, Dr, Gelbin, Cathy, Prof. Dr, Barouch, Lina, Dr, Weiss, Yfaat, Prof. Dr
The 2018 Yearbook of the Dubnow Institute comprises two focal points: The first offers new approaches to the history of the Jews in the GDR. Historical research has in recent decades focused primarily on the lives of Jewish Communists as well as the relationship between the SED …
The 2018 Yearbook of the Dubnow Institute comprises two focal points: The first offers new approaches to the history of the Jews in the GDR. Historical research has in recent decades focused primarily on the lives of Jewish Communists as well as the relationship between the SED …
"This volume examines early Jewish and Christian imagery to demonstrate that the most probable interpretation of Christ's descent in Ephesians 4:9-10 refers to the descent of the Spirit at Pentecost subsequent to the ascent mentioned in Ephesians 4:8." "The central portion of th…
In stark contrast to the widespread preoccupation with the wartime looting of priceless works of art, Bozena Shallcross focuses on the meaning of ordinary objectsùpots, eyeglasses, shoes, clothing, kitchen utensilsùtangible vestiges of a once-lived reality, which she reads here …
"Is the inferiority of women integral to the Torah's vision? This book sets out to determine where the Bible, the Talmud, and related literature, especially the Dead Sea Scrolls, rise above patriarchal self-interest"-- "Most ancient societies were patriarchal in outlook, but no…
