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Creating Judaism

History, Tradition, Practice

By: Michael L. Satlow

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Creating Judaism

History, Tradition, Practice

By: Michael L. Satlow

How can we define "Judaism," and what are the common threads uniting ancient rabbis, Maimonides, the authors of the Zohar, and modern secular Jews in Israel? Michael L. Satlow offers a fresh perspective on Judaism that recognizes both its similarities and its immense diversity. Presenting snapshots of Judaism from around the globe and throughout history, Satlow explores the links between vastly different communities and their Jewish traditions. He studies the geonim, rabbinical scholars who lived in Iraq from the ninth to twelfth centuries; the intellectual flourishing of Jews in medieval Spain; how the Hasidim of nineteenth-century Eastern Europe confronted modernity; and the post-World War II development of distinct American and Israeli Jewish identities. Satlow pays close attention to how communities define themselves, their relationship to biblical and rabbinic texts, and their ritual practices. His fascinating portraits reveal the amazingly creative ways Jews have adapted over time to social and political challenges and continue to remain a "Jewish family.

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Columbia University Press

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0231134886

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Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

By: Michael L. Satlow

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Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

By: Michael L. Satlow

Marriage today might be a highly contested topic, but certainly no more than it was in antiquity. Ancient Jews, like their non-Jewish neighbors, grappled with what have become perennial issues of marriage, from its idealistic definitions to its many practical forms to questions of who should or should not wed. In this book, Michael Satlow offers the first in-depth synthetic study of Jewish marriage in antiquity, from ca. 500 B.C.E. to 614 C.E. Placing Jewish marriage in its cultural milieu, Satlow investigates whether there was anything essentially "Jewish" about the institution as it was discussed and practiced. Moreover, he considers the social and economic aspects of marriage as both a personal relationship and a religious bond, and explores how the Jews of antiquity negotiated the gap between marital realities and their ideals. Focusing on the various experiences of Jews throughout the Mediterranean basin and in Babylonia, Satlow argues that different communities, even rabbinic ones, constructed their own "Jewish" marriage: they read their received traditions and rituals through the lens of a basic understanding of marriage that they shared with their non-Jewish neighbors. He also maintains that Jews idealized marriage in a way that responded to the ideals of their respective societies, mediating between such values as honor and the far messier realities of marital life. Employing Jewish and non-Jewish literary texts, papyri, inscriptions, and material artifacts, Satlow paints a vibrant portrait of ancient Judaism while sharpening and clarifying present discussions on modern marriage for Jews and non-Jews alike.

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Princeton University Press

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0691187495

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How the Bible Became Holy

By: Michael L Satlow

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How the Bible Became Holy

By: Michael L Satlow

In this sweeping narrative, Michael Satlow tells the fascinating story of how an ancient collection of obscure Israelite writings became the founding texts of both Judaism and Christianity, considered holy by followers of each faith. Drawing on cutting-edge historical and archeological research, he traces the story of how, when, and why Jews and Christians gradually granted authority to texts that had long lay dormant in a dusty temple archive. The Bible, Satlow maintains, was not the consecrated book it is now until quite late in its history. He describes how elite scribes in the eighth and seventh centuries B.C.E. began the process that led to the creation of several of our biblical texts. It was not until these were translated into Greek in Egypt in the second century B.C.E., however, that some Jews began to see them as culturally authoritative, comparable to Homer’s works in contemporary Greek society. Then, in the first century B.C.E. in Israel, political machinations resulted in the Sadducees assigning legal power to the writings. We see how the world Jesus was born into was largely biblically illiterate and how he knew very little about the texts upon which his apostles would base his spiritual leadership. Synthesizing an enormous body of scholarly work, Satlow’s groundbreaking study offers provocative new assertions about commonly accepted interpretations of biblical history as well as a unique window into how two of the world’s great faiths came into being.

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Yale University Press

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0300206852

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Creating Judaism

History, Tradition, Practice

By: Michael L. Satlow

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History, Tradition, Practice

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Jewish Fictional Letters from Hellenistic Egypt

The Epistle of Aristeas and Related Literature

By: L. Michael White,G. Anthony Keddie

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Jewish Fictional Letters from Hellenistic Egypt

The Epistle of Aristeas and Related Literature

By: L. Michael White,G. Anthony Keddie

The first Greek text of the Epistle of Aristeas published in more than a century The Greek text Epistle of Aristeas is a Jewish work of the late Hellenistic period that recounts the origins of the Septuagint. Long recognized as a literary fiction, the Epistle of Aristeas has been variously dated from the third century BCE to the first century CE. As a result, its epistolary features, and especially those in which the putative author, Aristeas, addresses his brother and correspondent, Philocrates, have largely been ignored. In light of more recent scholarship on epistolary literature in the Greco-Roman world, however, this volume presents for the first time a complete Greek text and English Translation with introduction, notes, and commentary of the Epistle of Aristeas with key testimonia from Philo, Josephus, and Eusebius, as well as other related examples of Jewish fictional letters from the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. Features Relevant excerpts from Eupolemus, 2 Maccabees, 3 Maccabees, and the Greek Additions to Esther with translations and introductions A critical introduction to ancient Greek letter-writing An outline of epistolary features in the text

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SBL Press

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0884142396

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Explaining the Cosmos

Creation and Cultural Interaction in Late-antique Gaza

By: Michael W. Champion

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Explaining the Cosmos

Creation and Cultural Interaction in Late-antique Gaza

By: Michael W. Champion

Explaining the Cosmos analyses the philosophical and theological writings relating to the creation and eternity of the world of three Gazan thinkers, Aeneas, Zacharias and Procopius. It sheds light on Neoplatonic and Christian debates, and maps distinctive cultural characteristics of Gaza, including its schools and monasteries, in Late Antiquity.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0199337489

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What Christians Ought to Believe

An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Through the Apostles’ Creed

By: Michael F. Bird

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What Christians Ought to Believe

An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Through the Apostles’ Creed

By: Michael F. Bird

The Apostles' Creed is a treasure trove of basic Christian beliefs and wisdom that helps ensure the integrity and orthodoxy of our faith. Sadly, modern churches have often hesitated to embrace the ancient creeds because of our "nothing but the Bible" tradition. In What Christians Ought to Believe Michael Bird will open your eyes to the possibilities of the Apostles' Creed as a way to explore and understand the essential teachings of the Christian faith. Bringing together theological commentary, tips for application, and memorable illustrations, What Christians Ought to Believe summarizes the basic tenets of the Christian faith using the Apostles' Creed as its entryway. After first emphasizing the importance of creeds for the formation of the Christian faith, each chapter, following the Creed's outline, introduces the Father, the Son, and the Spirit and the Church. An appendix includes the Apostles' Creed in the original Latin and Greek. What Christians Ought to Believe is ideally suited for both the classroom and the church setting to teach beginning students and laypersons the basics of what Christians ought to affirm if they are to be called Christians.

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Zondervan Academic

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0310520932

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Imitations of Infinity

Gregory of Nyssa and the Transformation of Mimesis

By: Michael Motia

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Imitations of Infinity

Gregory of Nyssa and the Transformation of Mimesis

By: Michael Motia

In Imitations of Infinity, Michael A. Motia places Gregory of Nyssa at the center of a world filled with Platonic philosophers, rhetorical teachers, and early Christian leaders all competing over what and how to imitate. Their debates demanded the attentions of people at every level of the Roman Empire.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812253132

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Disability in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Sacred Texts, Historical Traditions, and Social Analysis

By: Darla Schumm,Michael J. Stoltzfus

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Disability in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Sacred Texts, Historical Traditions, and Social Analysis

By: Darla Schumm,Michael J. Stoltzfus

This edited collection of essays examines how religions of the world represent, understand, theologize, theorize and respond to disability and chronic illness. Contributors employ a variety of methodological approaches including ethnography, historical, cultural, or textual analysis, personal narrative, and theological/philosophical investigation.

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Springer

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0230339492

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Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans

A Mormon Example

By: D. Michael Quinn

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Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans

A Mormon Example

By: D. Michael Quinn

Winner of the Herbert Feis Award from the American Historical Association and named one of the best religion books of the year by Publishers Weekly, D. Michael Quinn's Same-Sex Dynamics among Nineteenth-Century Americans has elicited critical acclaim as well as controversy. Using Mormonism as a case study of the extent of early America's acceptance of same-sex intimacy, Quinn examines several examples of long-term relationships among Mormon same-sex couples and the environment in which they flourished before the onset of homophobia in the late 1950s.

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University of Illinois Press

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0252069587

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9780252069581

Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

By: Michael L. Satlow

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Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

By: Michael L. Satlow

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Princeton University Press

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How the Bible Became Holy

By: Michael L Satlow

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How the Bible Became Holy

By: Michael L Satlow

Drawing on historical and archaeological research, traces the history of the writings of the Bible and how they gradually gained authority until they were considered the sacred word of God.

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Book's by Michael L Satlow

Creating Judaism

Creating Judaism

Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

How the Bible Became Holy

How the Bible Became Holy

Creating Judaism

Creating Judaism

Jewish Fictional Letters from Hellenistic Egypt

Jewish Fictional Letters from Hellenistic Egypt

Explaining the Cosmos

Explaining the Cosmos

What Christians Ought to Believe

What Christians Ought to Believe

Imitations of Infinity

Imitations of Infinity

Disability in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Disability in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans

Same-Sex Dynamics Among Nineteenth-Century Americans

Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

Jewish Marriage in Antiquity

How the Bible Became Holy

How the Bible Became Holy

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