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The Mixed Multitude

Author : Paweł Maciejko
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780812204582

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In 1756, Jacob Frank, an Ottoman Jew who had returned to the Poland of his birth, was discovered leading a group of fellow travelers in a suspect religious service. At the request of the local rabbis, Polish authorities arrested the participants. Jewish authorities contacted the bishop in whose diocese the service had taken place and argued that since the rites of Frank's followers involved the practice of magic and immoral conduct, both Jews and Christians should condemn them and burn them at the stake. The scheme backfired, as the Frankists took the opportunity to ally themselves with the Church, presenting themselves as Contra-Talmudists who believed in a triune God. As a Turkish subject, Frank was released and temporarily expelled to the Ottoman territories, but the others were found guilty of breaking numerous halakhic prohibitions and were subject to a Jewish ban of excommunication. While they professed their adherence to everything that was commanded by God in the Old Testament, they asserted as well that the Rabbis of old had introduced innumerable lies and misconstructions in their interpretations of that holy book. Who were Jacob Frank and his followers? To most Christians, they seemed to be members of a Jewish sect; to Jewish reformers, they formed a group making a valiant if misguided attempt to bring an end to the power of the rabbis; and to more traditional Jews, they were heretics to be suppressed by the rabbinate. What is undeniable is that by the late eighteenth century, the Frankists numbered in the tens of thousands and had a significant political and ideological influence on non-Jewish communities throughout eastern and central Europe. Based on extensive archival research in Poland, the Czech Republic, Israel, Germany, the United States, and the Vatican, The Mixed Multitude is the first comprehensive study of Frank and Frankism in more than a century and offers an important new perspective on Jewish-Christian relations in the Age of Enlightenment.

Feminist Companion to Exodus to Deuteronomy

Author : Athalya Brenner-Idan
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567358400

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This volume is part of a series which provides a fundamental resource for feminist biblical scholarship, containing a comprehensive selection of essays, both reprinted and specially written for the series, by leading feminist scholars. The essays in this volume deal with social status and female sexuality, the textual figure of 'the daughter' and the character of Miriam. 'An enterprising series of collections of important and pioneering studies.... Those teaching feminist courses will find the books invaluable as a resource for students' (C.S. Rodd, Expository Times).

The Story of Patriarchs and Prophets

Author : Ellen G. White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 812 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1922
Category : Patriarchs (Bible)
ISBN : HARVARD:HW1XWW

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Unlocking the Secret of the Erev Rav

Author : B. R. Levy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9657739128

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Warning: This book could change the way you see the world. The mysterious group of people called the 'Erev Rav' have stayed hidden in the shadows of Jewish history for more than three millenia. For the first time, this book pieces together some of the deepest Jewish sources and commentaries to paint a picture of the Erev that's complex, engaging and occasionally disturbing. In these pages, you'll find the answer to questions like: Who are the Erev Rav? How are they really connected to the Jewish people? Why have they got such a bad name? How do they behave? Why are they still a problem for the Jewish people, even in our modern times? How are they connected to global redemption, and the coming of Moshiach? What can we do, to meet the challenge they pose to us and our communities? This book is like reading a mystery thriller about the Jewish people, just so much better.

Targum Onkelos

Author : Onkelos
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523669462

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Targum Onkelos (or Unkelus) is the official eastern (Babylonian) targum (Aramaic translation) to the Torah. However, its early origins may have been western, in Israel. Its authorship is attributed to Onkelos, a famous convert to Judaism in Tannaic times (c. 35-120 CE). According to Jewish tradition, the content of Targum Onkelos was originally conveyed by God to Moses at Mount Sinai. However, it was later forgotten by the masses, and rerecorded by Onkelos. Some identify this translation as the work of Aquila of Sinope in an Aramaic translation (Zvi Hirsch Chajes), or believe that the name "Onkelos" originally referred to Aquila but was applied in error to the Aramaic instead of the Greek translation. The translator is unique in that he avoids any type of personification. Samuel D. Luzzatto suggests that the translation was originally meant for the "simple people." This view was strongly rebutted by Nathan Marcus Adler in his introduction to Netinah La-Ger. In Talmudic times, and to this day in Yemenite Jewish communities, Targum Onkelos was recited by heart as a verse-by-verse translation alternately with the Hebrew verses of the Torah in the synagogue. The Talmud states that "a person should complete his portions of scripture along with the community, reading the scripture twice and the targum once (Shnayim mikra ve-echad targum)." This passage is taken by many to refer to Targum Onkelos.

Mission in the Old Testament

Author : Walter C. Jr. Kaiser
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441238795

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Walter Kaiser questions the notion that the New Testament represents a deviation from God's supposed intention to save only the Israelites. He argues that--contrary to popular opinion--the older Testament does not reinforce an exclusive redemptive plan. Instead, it emphasizes a common human condition and God's original and continuing concern for all humanity. Kaiser shows that the Israelites' mission was always to actively spread to gentiles the Good News of the promised Messiah. This new edition adds two new chapters, freshens material throughout, expands the bibliography, and includes study questions.

Redemption Unfolding

Author : Alexander Aryeh Mandelbaum
Publisher : Feldheim Publishers
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1583307745

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Did you know that our current events were recorded in Torah sources thousands of years ago, with amazing accuracy? Do you know that Torah sources reveal astounding logic behind the sequence of current world events? Did you know that our Sages gave specific, unique responses required in our current situation? Answers to the above questions, and more, are provided in this fascinating book, which looks beneath the surface, giving a Torah perspective on world events. Discusses the last Exile of Israel, Chevlei Mashiach, the War of Gog & Magog, and the Final Redemption.

The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres the Magicians

Author : Albert Pietersma
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004295827

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The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres the Magicians by Albert Pietersma Pdf

The focus of this volume is the editio princeps of Papyrus Chester Beatty XVI: The Apocryphon of Jannes and Jambres, composed in Greek, perhaps as early as the first century C.E. A full commentary accompanies the edited text. An introductory section discusses the numerous references to the two magicians, who appear in Jewish, Christian and Pagan literatures as Moses' crafty opponents at the time of Israel's exodus from Egypt. Their exploits are recounted in over half a dozen languages, from the Syriac east to the Latin west and from Egypt's deserts to King Alfred's court. The Apocryphon is placed in its Graeco-Roman context, but is also discussed as a backdrop for the Faust saga of European literature. A basic book for anyone interested in biblical and related literatures.

Guide for the Perplexed

Author : Moses Maimonides
Publisher : CCEL
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Jewish philosophy
ISBN : 9781931848367

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In the 12th century, Moses Maimonides wrote a long letter to one of his rabbinical students discussing a variety of philosophical matters concerning theology. The text tries to clarify some of the contradictions between the literal meaning of the Torah and its philosophical explications. This work is still of interest to contemporary philosophers and theologians.

Apples from the Orchard

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1117 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Bible
ISBN : 9659105401

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Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible

Author : William Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Bible
ISBN : STANFORD:36105012604190

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Biblical Peoples and Ethnicity

Author : Ann E. Killebrew
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781589836778

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Biblical Peoples and Ethnicity by Ann E. Killebrew Pdf

Ancient Israel did not emerge within a vacuum but rather came to exist alongside various peoples, including Canaanites, Egyptians, and Philistines. Indeed, Israel’s very proximity to these groups has made it difficult—until now—to distinguish the archaeological traces of early Israel and other contemporary groups. Through an analysis of the results from recent excavations in light of relevant historical and later biblical texts, this book proposes that it is possible to identify these peoples and trace culturally or ethnically defined boundaries in the archaeological record. Features of late second-millennium B.C.E. culture are critically examined in their historical and biblical contexts in order to define the complex social boundaries of the early Iron Age and reconstruct the diverse material world of these four peoples. Of particular value to scholars, archaeologists, and historians, this volume will also be a standard reference and resource for students and other readers interested in the emergence of early Israel.

Dictionary of the Bible: Marriage to Regem

Author : William Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:AH55WF

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The Myth of Religious Violence

Author : William T Cavanaugh
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-09-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195385045

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Cavanaugh challenges conventional wisdom by examining how the twin categories of religion and the secular are constructed. He examines how timeless and transcultural categories of 'religion and 'the secular' are used in arguments that religion causes violence.