The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is also the God of Sarah, Rebecca, and Leah. In this fascinating book, renowned scholar Jo Ann Skousen shines light on Christ's maternal ancestors, including the reformed harlot Rahab, the kind and loyal Moabite Ruth, and the beautiful Bathsheba. Filled with insights that still apply today, this is a must-read for followers of the Holy Bible.
The basic vocabulary of Jewish spiritual life, explained with humor, insight and relevance to guide you on a historical and spiritual journey through Judaism. Judaism itself is a language, a group's way of expressing beliefs, longings, aspirations and dreams. The vocabulary of Jewish life is the framework that Jews use to hand their past down to their children. It is also the vocabulary that people of other faiths need to know to understand Judaism and Jewish life. In this revised, expanded, highly readable, enlightening and entertaining new edition of "the ultimate Jewish primer," one of the greatest spiritual teachers of our time takes readers—Jews and non-Jews alike—on a historical and spiritual journey through Judaism. Dr. Arthur Green explains the meaning, history and origin of over 150 core Hebrew words that are shared and understood throughout the Jewish world. With humor, insight and relevance, he lays out the basic vocabulary of Jewish communal and religious identity and shows why it is important for people to know and use these words in Hebrew.
What does it mean for Jesus to be deified in early Christian literature? Early Christians did not simply assert Jesus divinity; in their literature, they depicted Jesus with the specific and widely recognized traits of Mediterranean deities.Relying on the methods of the history of religions and ranging judiciously across Hellenistic literature, M. David Litwa shows that at each stage in their depiction of Jesus life and ministry, early Christian writings from the beginning relied on categories drawn not from Judaism alone, but on a wide, pan-Mediterranean understanding of deity.
How the rise of Christianity profoundly influenced the development of Judaism in late antiquity In late antiquity, as Christianity emerged from Judaism, it was not only the new religion that was being influenced by the old. The rise and revolutionary challenge of Christianity also had a profound influence on rabbinic Judaism, which was itself just emerging and, like Christianity, trying to shape its own identity. In The Jewish Jesus, Peter Schäfer reveals the crucial ways in which various Jewish heresies, including Christianity, affected the development of rabbinic Judaism. He even shows that some of the ideas that the rabbis appropriated from Christianity were actually reappropriated Jewish ideas. The result is a demonstration of the deep mutual influence between the sister religions, one that calls into question hard and fast distinctions between orthodoxy and heresy, and even Judaism and Christianity, during the first centuries CE.
How are alchemy, astrology, magic, and numerology related to Jewish mysticism? The fabulous, miraculous, and mysterious are all explored in this comprehensive reference to Jewish esotericism-the first of its kind! From amulets and angels to the zodiac and zombies, the "Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic and Mysticism" features over one thousand alphabetical entries. Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis offers a much-needed culmination of Jewish occult teachings that includes significant stories, mythical figures, practices, and ritual objects. Spanning the Bible, the Midrash, Kabbalah, and other mystical branches of Judaism, this well-researched text is meant to trigger insight, spark inspiration, and illuminate one of the oldest esoteric traditions still alive today.
The publication of the King James version of the Bible, translated between 1603 and 1611, coincided with an extraordinary flowering of English literature and is universally acknowledged as the greatest influence on English-language literature in history. Now, world-class literary writers introduce the book of the King James Bible in a series of beautifully designed, small-format volumes. The introducers' passionate, provocative, and personal engagements with the spirituality and the language of the text make the Bible come alive as a stunning work of literature and remind us of its overwhelming contemporary relevance.
This is a second edition of the book. The reason for that is that important new information has emerged on the early church (with the addition of Tertullian) and renewal movements within Christianity and Judaism. Healing of the relations between the two traditions is so very vital for the healing of the nations on earth. An integral part of the story is a sociological analysis of the Holocaust, and the emergence of Messianic Judaism. This text has more than an academic purpose but also a pastoral one. It is hoped that this work will assist Christian leaders about the roots of the Christian faith in Judaism. Much of the combined history of both traditions has been division and con ict. The book’s completion with what has been happening in regard to the healing of the many wounds that Christians have in icted on the Jewish people. The time is now with the rise of antisemitism that Christians reach out to our “elder brother” in faith.
Most people are pursuing an assumed correct philosophy, right marriage, right religious persuasion, right relationship etc. The pursuit of the identity of Jason revealed these gems: The names of the first-born males from Noah to Abraham reveal the most profound prophetic message. The fact that history affirms such is even more remarkable. The tri-dimensional nature of Solomon's Temple reveals keys to the highest known degrees of wisdom for the first time (above 33). This book does not merely reveal the codes, it teaches us how to use them to overcome recurring obstacles; how to sidestep negative people, places and things. Lastly, it reveals an ancient blueprint: our purpose on this planet--according to a very wise, tested and proven "covenant" that Abraham received and what the world has been pursuing secretly and killing for. First Sentence: Are explorers past and present driven by a common motivating factor? Edition Notes and Affirmation: LOST LIBRARIES TEMPLATE! The Worlds Most Ancient Wisdom Centers (now called Universities, Museums and Libraries) educated the Pyramid Builders: A. The Grand Lodge of Luxor. B. The Grand Lodge of Thebes. C. Grand Lodge of Waat. Why were they destroyed and why have we pretended away their existence? For the first time, knowledge of major importance, believed to have been destroyed in The Library of Alexandria has been found, retrieved and published in The-Golden-Fleece-Found-Basil -Hill/dp/1412043190 BOOK DESCRIPTION: The ultimate code-breaking book! Book of Highest Wisdom! From Solomons Temple: Wisdom above 33. Read on: A prophetic template showing how religion and history have been bastardized. A Meta code that points to answers for just about any vexing social or spiritual question. Inter-related codes in the Hebrew texts of the Torah. A readable reconstruction of missing history. The Worlds Biggest Unsolved Mysteries Revealed! "Parallel prophecies deciphering the riddle of Solomons Temple: all reveal the greatest compact wisdom guide ever." This book is highly recommended for people interested in 1. The identity of the final Antichrist according to prophecy! 2. Solving the riddle of Solomons Temple. 3. Understanding and eliminating roots of nightmares. 4. Divorce-proofing your Marriage. 5. Discover Hidden or Allegedly-Lost Church History . 6. Secrets Behind the Holocaust and the Atlantic Slave Trade. 7. Learn misunderstanding of Hebrew texts caused different religious expressions to be formed. 8. Understanding Origin and complete Behavior of all categories of Evil Spirits . 9. Spiritual Roots of Prolonged Poverty and How to Overcome them! 10. Spiritual Roots of Many Prolonged Illnesses and How to Overcome them! 11. Discover why different religious expressions exist (all according to prior prophecies template) and check their teachings against the major META-CODE EMBEDDED IN SOLOMONS TEMPLE. 12. Indias Ancient Flying Machines, Vimanas. 13. Location of Lost Tribes of Israel. 14. A one stop Answers' Manual. 15. Discover how DNA, history and prophecies connect the worlds different races. These timely revelations offer a first-in-a-lifetime comparison between the pure Torah-affirmed teachings of Jeshua and his disciples to the ever-changing and sometimes conflicting teachings of the gentile branches of Christianity. The Golden Fleece Found allows doctrines held sacrosanct to be vetted against a true "spirit level." The most often asked, yet unanswered questions from over 100 countries are addressed in meticulous details. Veeeeerrrry interesting!!!!! Definitely a must read! Check reviews on Google.com; Yahoo.com; Altavista.com; Amazon.com; Alibrisbooks.com; all major search engines. Series Paperback Genre LOST LIBRARIES TEMPLATE!
First published in 2004, The Jewish Study Bible is a landmark, one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. It has won acclaim from readers in all religious traditions. The Jewish Study Bible, which comes in a protective slipcase, combines the entire Hebrew Bible--in the celebrated Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation--with explanatory notes, introductory materials, and essays by leading biblical scholars on virtually every aspect of the text, the world in which it was written, its interpretation, and its role in Jewish life. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life. This second edition includes revised annotations for nearly the entire Bible, as well as forty new and updated essays on many of the issues in Jewish interpretation, Jewish worship in the biblical and post-biblical periods, and the influence of the Hebrew Bible in the ancient world. The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition, is an essential resource for anyone interested in the Hebrew Bible.
Historians consider the biblical account about Chedorlaomer's campaign against Sodom (1954 BCE) as a pious fiction. However, the Gospels refer to it as a real story (Heb 7:1) and a chronological reconstruction based on synchronisms shows that, among dynasties from Sumerian lists, the 3rd and last Elamite king of the Awan I dynasty was Kudur-Lagamar (1990-1954). The Spartoli tablets (c. 650 BCE) describe this famous attack of Babylonia by a coalition of evil kings named Kudur-KUKUmal, king of Elam, Tudḫula, king of Gutium, and Eri-Aku [king of Larsa]. The route of Chedorlaomer and the description of his actions show that this king came to this region near Egypt in order to maintain control over this new land trade route. This ambitious project had to have worried Amenemhat I because southern Canaan was a big source of supply. In order to protect Egypt, Amenemhat I built the "Walls of the Ruler". One can notice that the area of Sodom was called Sutu[m] in execration texts (then Moab after 1800 BCE).
