Judaism

In this volume of essays, eminent Jewish scholars from around the world present introductions to the different parts of the Bible for the wider pub...

Rabbinic hermeneutics in ancient Judaism reflects this multifaceted world of the text and of reality, seen as a world of reference worth commentary...

Apart from an opening survey of modern study of ancient Jewish history, which emphasizes the foundational role of German-Jewish scholars, the studi...

The diaspora of Portuguese Jews and New Christians, known as Gente da NaÇÃo (People of the Nation), is considered the largest European diaspora of ...

The diaspora of Portuguese Jews and New Christians, known as Gente da NaÇÃo (People of the Nation), is considered the largest European diaspora of ...

Most people, when thinking about Jews, consider only two categories: the Ashkenazim of European origin, and the Sephardim (often being lumped toget...

Winner of the 2020 Biblical Foundations Book Award, Reference The T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism provides a comprehensive ref...

The T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism provides a comprehensive reference resource of over 600 scholarly articles aimed at scholar...

The introduction will offer some thoughts on each of the four areas covered by the essays and draw some broad conclusions. Studies of the history o...

This volume approaches the topic of mobility in Southeast Europe by offering the first detailed historical study of the land route connecting Istan...

Jews and Muslims in South Asia examines how Jews and Muslims relate to each other in a place where, in contrast to Europe, their perceived attitude...

In comparison to Mark and Luke, the First Gospel contains a striking preponderance of economic language in passages dealing with sin, righteousness...

Metaphors are a vital linguistic component of religious speech and serve as a cultural indicator of how groups understand themselves and the world....