Thirteen foremost scholars describe the views of death, life after death, resurrection, and the world-to-come set forth in Scripture as a whole; distinct parts of Scripture such as Psalms and the Wisd
This unparalleled reference work offers general readers as well as scholars clearly written introductions to over seven hundred of the main religious and philosophical writings of Greco-Roman paganism
Nicklesburg, according to Neusner (religion and theology, Bard College) and Avery-Peck (Judaic studies, College of the Holy Cross), is one of the great scholars of Second Temple Judaism and early Chri
The notion underlying the anthology is that Jews and Christians must approach each other with a clear perception of their own faith's beliefs and world views, and be prepared to engage the other in se
What, in Judaism, is meant by "law" - is the fresh perspective in which this work is presented. The volume provides first an overview, followed by a systematic, critical account of the fading consensu
By including 52 previously unpublished entries in addition to the entries from the supplementary editions in this second edition, editors Neusner (U. of South Florida and Bard College), Avery-Peck (Co
After setting out a methodology, scholars of the New Testament look at the earliest Christianity in its Judaic setting, present Gospel studies, and consider the history and meaning of the early days i
Of all that happened to the Jews during the millennium from the formation of the Pentateuch to the end of the formative age, say Neusner (religion and theology, Bard College, New York), William Scott
The questions Jacob Neusner has asked have shaped how scholars today approach the rabbinic literature. These essays honor that legacy, addressing topics in early Judaism, Judaism’s relationship to Chr
The seven essays in this book address formative Judaic writings in the time of the Mishnah and the Talmud, the first six centuries of the Common Era, and formative Christianity in the first six centur
This massive two-volume reference provides a systematic account of Midrash, biblical interpretation in Judaism, from well before the second century BCE through the end of the seventh century CE. It co
In this volume, the authors ask of the documents of the Dead Sea Library found at Qumran a simple question: how does each participate in a single Judaic religious system? Their analysis of the Dead Se
In this volume, the authors ask of the documents of the Dead Sea Library found at Qumran a simple question: how does each participate in a single Judaic religious system? Their analysis of the Dead Se
Personal tributes to Finnish scholar of Old Testament exegesis and Jewish studies Ilman (1936-2001) and a primary and secondary bibliography, are followed by 22 papers on topics that concerned him. Am
