Hebrew Texts in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Surroundings' offers a new perspective on Judaism, Christianity and Islam as religions of the book. Their problematic relation seems to indicate that there is more that divides than unites these religions. The present volume will show…
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, prominent social thinkers in France, Germany, and the United States sought to understand the modern world taking shape around them. Although they worked in different national traditions and emphasized different features of mo…
"This monograph traces how 'Jewish' elements were introduced into and disseminated throughout the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥado Church through a series of multi-layered, socio-politico-cultural processes. Drawing on historical and literary evidence, Afework tracks the incorporatio…
"This monograph traces how 'Jewish' elements were introduced into and disseminated throughout the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥado Church through a series of multi-layered, socio-politico-cultural processes. Drawing on historical and literary evidence, Afework tracks the incorporatio…
"This monograph traces how 'Jewish' elements were introduced into and disseminated throughout the Ethiopian Orthodox Täwaḥado Church through a series of multi-layered, socio-politico-cultural processes. Drawing on historical and literary evidence, Afework tracks the incorporatio…
This book traces the role of Judaism and the Jewish people in God's plan for the salvation of mankind, from Abraham through the Second Coming, as revealed by the Catholic faith and by a thoughtful examination of history ... The book examines the unique and central role Judaism p…
Traces the role of Judaism and the Jewish people in God's plan for the salvtion of mankind, from Abraham through the Second Coming, as revealed by the Catholic faith and by a thoughtful examination of history. It will give both Jews and Christians a deeper understanding of Judai…
Forms of Attention: Time and Narrative in Ecphrasis -- When Size Matters: Erotics, the Epyllion, and Colluthus' Rape of Helen -- In the Beginning -- Preposterous Poetics and the Erotics of Death -- Strange Dogs: Joseph and Aseneth and The Dynamics of Transformation -- Life Forms…
How does literary form change as Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape? What is the impact of literary tradition and the new pressures of religious thinking? Tracing a journey over the first millennium that includes works in Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, this book cha…
"How does literary form change as Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape? What is the impact of literary tradition and the new pressures of religious thinking? Tracing a journey over the first millennium that includes works in Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, this book ch…
"How does literary form change as Christianity and rabbinic Judaism take shape? What is the impact of literary tradition and the new pressures of religious thinking? Tracing a journey over the first millennium that includes works in Latin, Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, this book ch…
Shoshannat Yaakov includes studies by leading scholars on Ancient Jewish and Iranian Studies and essays that combine both fields in the newdiscipline of Irano-Talmudica.
