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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “mark leuchter”
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  • Scribes and Scribalism

    Edited by Mark Leuchter ...
    Series series The Hebrew Bible in Social Perspective
    This volume is a concentrated examination of the varied roles of scribes and scribal practices in ancient Israel and Judah, shedding light on the social world of the Hebrew Bible. Divided into discussion of three key aspects, the book begins by assessing praxis and materiality, looking at the tools and materials used by scribes, where they came from and how they worked in specific contexts. The ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • The Museum of the Bible

    A Critical Introduction

    by Jill Hicks-Keeton, Cavan Concannon, Mark A. Chancey, Terrence L. Johnson, Ludvik A. Kjeldsberg, Jennifer Wright Knust, Mark Leuchter0, James R. Linville1, Roberta Mazza2, Margaret M. Mitchell3, Sarah F. Porter4, Stephen L. Young5, John Fea6, Marc Zvi Brettler7 ...
    Bringing together nationally and internationally-known scholars, The Museum of the Bible: A Critical Introduction analyzes the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., from a variety of perspectives and disciplinary positions, including biblical studies, history, archaeology, Judaic studies, and religion and public life. The Museum of the Bible is poised to wield unparalleled influence on the ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • The Levites and the Boundaries of Israelite Identity

    by Mark Leuchter ...
    At a glance, the Hebrew Bible presents the Levites as a group of ritual assistants and subordinates in Israel's cult. A closer look, however, reveals a far more complicated history behind the emergence of this group in Ancient Israel. A careful reconsideration of the sources provides new insights into the origins of the Levites, their social function and location, and the development of traditions ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

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  • Beginnings

    Reflections on the Bible's Intriguing Firsts

    by Meir Shalev ...
    The bestselling and prize-winning Israeli author Meir Shalev describes the many "firsts" of the Bible – the first love and the first death, to the first laugh and the first dream – providing a fresh, secular and surprising look at the stories we think we know.The first kiss in the Bible is not a kiss of love. The first love in the Bible is not the love of a man and a woman. The first hatred in the ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Legends Of Genesis

    by Hermann Gunkel ...
    The Legends of GenesisBy Hermann GunkelThe Biblical Saga and History. Are the narratives of Genesis history or legend? For the modern historian this is no longer an open question; nevertheless it is important to get a clear notion of the bases of this modern position. In this work, the author explores this question to bring us a better understanding of the various legends and stories of the Bible. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • From Eden to Exile

    Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible

    by Eric H. Cline ...
    Eric H. Cline uses the tools of his trade to examine some of the most puzzling mysteries from the Hebrew Bible and, in the process, to narrate the history of ancient Israel. Combining the academic rigor that has won the respect of his peers with an accessible style that has made him a favorite with readers and students alike, he lays out each mystery, evaluates all available evidence—from ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • The Exodus

    How it Happened and Why It Matters

    by Richard Elliott Friedman ...
    "In fluent prose . . . makes a gripping and persuasive case that it was the Levites who escaped Egypt and carried the story of the Exodus into Canaan." — The New York Times Book ReviewThe Exodus has become a core tradition of Western civilization. Millions read it, retell it, and celebrate it. But did it happen? Unable to find physical evidence until now, many archaeologists and scholars claim ... Read more

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  • Secret Groups in Ancient Judaism

    by Michael Stone ...
    Were there groups in Ancient Judaism that cultivated esoteric knowledge and transmitted it secretly? With the discovery and burgeoning study of the Dead Sea Scrolls and particularly of the documents legislating the social structure of the Qumran group, the foremost paradigm for analysis of the group's social structure has become the "sect." This is still dominant, having replacing the monastic ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • We Are Coming, Unafraid

    The Jewish Legions and the Promised Land in the First World War

    by Michael Keren, Shlomit Keren ...
    This book tells the little-known stories of three all-Jewish battalions formed in the British army as part of the Allies' Middle East campaign, recruiting soldiers from the United States, Canada, England, and Argentina. Many of the soldiers, ranging widely in education level, social class, and combat experience, were displaced immigrants or children of such immigrants. Together, they coalesced ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • Remembering Abraham

    Culture, Memory, and History in the Hebrew Bible

    by Ronald Hendel ...
    According to an old tradition preserved in the Palestinian Targums, the Hebrew Bible is "the Book of Memories." The sacred past recalled in the Bible serves as a model and wellspring for the present. The remembered past, says Ronald Hendel, is the material with which biblical Israel constructed its identity as a people, a religion, and a culture. It is a mixture of history, collective memory, ... Read more

    $71.99 USD

  • How Repentance Became Biblical

    Judaism, Christianity, and the Interpretation of Scripture

    by David A. Lambert ...
    Winner of the AAR's 2016 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion: Textual Studies How Repentance Became Biblical tells the story of repentance as a concept. Many today, in both secular and religious contexts, assume it to be a natural and inevitable component of our lives. But, where did it originate? How did it become so prominent within Western religious traditions and, by extension, ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • Israel

    Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention?

    by Daniel I. Block ...
    Israel: Ancient Kingdom or Late Invention? is a collection of essays responding to the radical claims that Israel and its history actually began following the Babylonian exile, and that the history of Israel we read about in the Bible is a fictionalized account.Contributors are leading Bible and archaeology scholars who bring extra-biblical evidence to bear for the historicity of the Old Testament ... Read more

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