Beyond the Text A Holistic Approach to Liturgy

This unique and groundbreaking study moves "beyond the texts" of prayers to carefully study the worshipping community from an anthropological perspective. Hoffman's innovative approach opens up the world of prayer to the academy and the community at large. With the publication of this book, the study of liturgy will never again be the same.

What Did the Ancient Israelites Eat?

What food did the ancient Israelites eat, and how much of it did they consume? That's a seemingly simple question, but it's actually a complex topic. In this fascinating book Nathan MacDonald carefully sifts through all the relevant evidence -- biblical, archaeological, anthropological, environmental -- to uncover what the people of biblical times really ate and how healthy (or unhealthy) it wa…

Israel Pictorial Guide & Souvenir

A photographic album of Israel.

The Origins of Biblical Monotheism

One of the leading scholars of ancient West Semitic religion discusses polytheism vs. monotheism by covering the fluidity of those categories in the ancient Near East. He argues that Israel's social history is key to the development of monotheism.

The "Other" in Second Temple Judaism

Based on a conference held Apr. 4-5, 2008 at Amherst College.

The Dead Sea Scrolls Today

This perennially bestselling book on the Dead Sea Scrolls by one of the fields most respected scholars has now been revised and updated to reflect scholarship and debates since the book was first published in 1994.

The Meaning of The Dead Sea Scrolls

The story of the discovery of the first Dead Sea Scrolls has become a part of Western lore. Who has not heard about the Bedouin shepherd who threw a rock into a cave, heard a crash, went in to explore, and found the scrolls? The story in that form may be accurate, but it turns out to be something of a simplification. As a matter of fact, much remains unknown about the exact circumstances under …

The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader Text Concerned with religious Law

The Dead Sea Scrolls Reader, mainly based on the FARMS database, presents for the first time all the non-biblical Qumran texts classified according to their genres, together with translations. The Reader consists of six individual parts. Part 1 contains the Texts Concerned with Religious Law.

Rediscovering The Dead Sea Scrolls

"Fifteen respected DSS scholars representing diverse perspectives offer here a window into the scholarly study of these ancient texts. Rediscovering the Dead Sea Scrolls introduces readers to a wide range of established and experimental treatments of the Scrolls, including paleography, archaeology, manuscript analysis, and a variety of literary, historical, and social scientific approaches. The…

Second Thoughts on the Dead Sea Scrolls

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ISBN/ISSN

0802810268

Deskripsi Fisik

296.155 BRU s - 1

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

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