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By: Michael A. Fishbane

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Written by one of the most noted scholars in the field, this commentary has Hebrew text and the new JPS English translation at the top of the page and a critical line by line commentary at the bottom.

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Jewish Publication Society

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0827606915

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9780827606913

The Kiss of God

Spiritual and Mystical Death in Judaism

By: Michael Fishbane,Michael A. Fishbane

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The Kiss of God

Spiritual and Mystical Death in Judaism

By: Michael Fishbane,Michael A. Fishbane

The lines of Michael Fishbane’s book trace the spiritual face of Judaism in one of its many appearances. Fishbane explores the quest for spiritual perfection in early rabbinic sources and in Jewish philosophy and mysticism. The "kiss of God," a symbol for union with God, and the ritual practices—meditation and performance—connected with it are presented. The book identifies a persistent passion for religious perfection, expressed as the love of God unto death itself. The masters of the tradition cultivated this ideal in all periods, in diverse genres, and in different modes. Rabbinic law and midrash, medieval philosophy and mysticism, public and private ritual all contributed to its development. Rooted in the understanding that the spiritual life requires discipline, the sages set up different ladders of ascension. For some, the Law itself was the means of spiritual growth; for others, more private practices were built upon its foundation. But all agreed that the purification of desire and the perfection of the soul offered the hope of personal salvation. None denied the historical redemption of the nation.

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174

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University of Washington Press

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0295975555

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9780295975559

Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking

By: Michael A. Fishbane

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Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking

By: Michael A. Fishbane

This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of myth in successive cultural phases is treated, emphasizing certain paradigmatic acts of God and features of the divine personality.

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0199284202

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9780199284207

Are You the One Who Is to Come?

The Historical Jesus and the Messianic Question

By: Michael F. Bird

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Are You the One Who Is to Come?

The Historical Jesus and the Messianic Question

By: Michael F. Bird

Did Jesus claim to be the long-awaited "messiah"? Going against much contemporary scholarship, Australian scholar Michael Bird argues that he did. He begins by exploring the messianic expectations in the Old Testament and Second Temple Jewish literature. Next, Bird points out weaknesses in current arguments that "Messiah," or "Christ," was a title given to Jesus by the early church but not used by Jesus himself. Bird then examines the Gospels and related literature, finding in Jesus's words and actions evidence that he saw himself as the messiah described in the Scriptures of Israel and believed that Israel's restoration hinged on the outcome of his ministry.

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Baker Academic

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1441205969

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9781441205964

Godly Fear or Ungodly Failure?

Hebrews 12 and the Sinai Theophanies

By: Michael Kibbe

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Hebrews 12 and the Sinai Theophanies

By: Michael Kibbe

A cursory glance at Hebrews' critique of Israel's fear at Sinai in Heb 12:18-29 suggests that the author has misunderstood or manipulated his sources. In the Pentateuch, the appointment of Moses as Israel's mediator receives explicit approval (Exod 19:9; Deut 5:28), while Heb 12:25 labels their request for mediation a "refusal" to heed the word of God. This book argues that Hebrews' use of the Sinai narratives resides on a complex trajectory established by four points: the Sinai covenant according to Exodus, the reenactment of that covenant according to Deuteronomy, the call for a NEW covenant according to Jeremiah, and the present reality of that covenant established by God and mediated by Jesus Christ. The basis for Hebrews' critique arises from its insight that while Israel's request established covenant-from-a-distance, Jesus demonstrates that true covenant mediation brings two parties into a single space. The purpose for Hebrews critique lies in its summons to Zion, the mountain on which Jesus sits at the right hand of God as the high priestly mediator of the new covenant.

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306

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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311042259X

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9783110422597

Exodus Old and New

A Biblical Theology of Redemption

By: L. Michael Morales

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Exodus Old and New

A Biblical Theology of Redemption

By: L. Michael Morales

With Israel's exodus out of Egypt, God established a pattern for the salvation of all his people—Israel and the nations—through Jesus Christ. In this ESBT volume, L. Michael Morales examines three redemption movements in Scripture: the exodus out of Egypt, the second exodus foretold by the prophets, and the new exodus accomplished by Jesus.

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InterVarsity Press

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0830855408

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9780830855407

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The Kiss of God

The Kiss of God

Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking

Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking

Are You the One Who Is to Come?

Are You the One Who Is to Come?

Godly Fear or Ungodly Failure?

Godly Fear or Ungodly Failure?

Exodus Old and New

Exodus Old and New

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