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  • Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

    by John J. Collins ...
    John J. Collins's Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most reliable and widely adopted critical textbooks at undergraduate and graduate levels alike, and for good reason. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments. The approach is ecumenical, in the sense that it seeks ... Read more

    $59.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Early Judaism

    A Comprehensive Overview

    Edited by John J. Collins, Daniel C. Harlow ...
    Culled from The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism, a monumental, groundbreaking reference work published in late 2010, Early Judaism: A Comprehensive Overview contains fifteen first-rate essays from a diverse group of internationally renowned scholars. This volume provides the most comprehensive and authoritative overview available of Judaism in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods ... Read more

    $51.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The "Dead Sea Scrolls"

    A Biography

    by John J. Collins ...
    Series series Lives of Great Religious Books
    Since they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination--and more controversy--than perhaps any other archaeological find. They appear to have been hidden in the Judean desert by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that existed around the time of Jesus, and they continue to inspire veneration and conspiracy theories to this day. John Collins tells ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Apocalyptic Imagination

    An Introduction to Jewish Apocalyptic Literature

    by John J. Collins ...
    One of the most widely praised studies of Jewish apocalyptic literature ever written, The Apocalyptic Imagination by John J. Collins has served for over thirty years as a helpful, relevant, comprehensive survey of the apocalyptic literary genre.After an initial overview of things apocalyptic, Collins proceeds to deal with individual apocalyptic texts — the early Enoch literature, the book of ... Read more

    $42.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Are Biblical Values?

    What the Bible Says on Key Ethical Issues

    by John Collins ...
    An illuminating exploration of the Bible and many of our most contentious contemporary issuesMany people today claim that their positions on various issues are grounded in biblical values, and they use scriptural passages to support their claims. But the Bible was written over the course of several hundred years and contains contradictory positions on many issues. The Bible seldom provides simple ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Apocalypticism as a Worldview in Ancient Judaism

    by John J. Collins ...
    How did apocalyptic concerns shape ancient Jewish life and literature?In this compelling study, renowned scholar John J. Collins examines the apocalyptic worldview that emerged in Jewish thought during the Hellenistic and Greco-Roman periods. He reconstructs this perspective through carefully contextualized readings of ancient Jewish apocalyptic literature.According to Collins, defining features ... Read more

    $27.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Early Judaism

    A Comprehensive Overview

    Edited by John J. Collins, Daniel C. Harlow ...
    Culled from The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism, a monumental, groundbreaking reference work published in late 2010, Early Judaism: A Comprehensive Overview contains fifteen first-rate essays from a diverse group of internationally renowned scholars. This volume provides the most comprehensive and authoritative overview available of Judaism in the Hellenistic and early Roman periods ... Read more

    $36.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Invention of Judaism

    Torah and Jewish Identity from Deuteronomy to Paul

    by John J. Collins ...
    Series Book 7 - Taubman Lectures in Jewish Studies
    Most people understand Judaism to be the Torah and the Torah to be Judaism. However, in The Invention of Judaism, John J. Collins persuasively argues this was not always the case. The Torah became the touchstone for most of Judaism’s adherents only in the hands of the rabbis of late antiquity. For 600 years prior, from the Babylonian Exile to the Roman destruction of the Second Temple, there was ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The World Record Paper Airplane and International Award Winning Designs

    The Best of John M. Collins and More Paper Airplane Book

    by John Collins ...
    Master the art of flight with the "Paper Airplane Guy," John M. Collins. This superb collection features world-class designs that have flown on four continents and are used in the prestigious Red Bull Paper Wings International Finals.Whether you are a beginner or an advanced folder, this book guides you through a diverse range of planes, from the easy-to-fold Phoenix to the Suzanne the current ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

    by John J. Collins ...
    John J. Collins's A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is one of the most popular introductory textbooks in colleges and seminary classrooms. Enriched by decades of classroom teaching, it is aimed explicitly at motivated students, regardless of their previous exposure to the Bible or faith commitments. This more compact version of Collins's renowned Introduction to the Hebrew Bible is combined ... Read more

    $46.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fela

    Kalakuta Notes

    by John Collins ...
    "A vibrant and multifaceted portrait of Afrobeat legend Fela Anikulapo-Kuti . . . and his role as a giant of modern African music." —Michael E. Veal, author of DubFela: Kalakuta Notes is an evocative account of Fela Kuti—the Afrobeat superstar who took African music into the arena of direct action. With his antiestablishment songs, he dedicated himself to Pan-Africanism and the down-trodden ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bible after Babel

    Historical Criticism in a Postmodern Age

    by John J. Collins ...
    Biblical scholars today often sound as if they are caught in the aftermath of Babel -- a clamor of voices unable to reach common agreement. Yet is this confusion necessarily a bad thing? Many postmodern critics see the recent profusion of critical approaches as a welcome opportunity for the emergence of diverse new techniques. In The Bible after Babel noted biblical scholar John J. Collins ... Read more

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