The Ten Lost Tribes
The Ten Lost Tribes

Author: Zvi Ben-Dor Benite

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2013-11

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0199324530

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In The Ten Lost Tribes, Zvi Ben-Dor Benite shows for the first time the extent to which the search for the lost tribes of Israel became, over two millennia, an engine for global exploration and a key mechanism for understanding the world.

Routledge Revivals: Medieval Jewish Civilization (2003)
Routledge Revivals: Medieval Jewish Civilization (2003)

Author: Norman Roth

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-05

Total Pages: 1258

ISBN-13: 1351676970

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First published in 2003, this is the first encyclopedic work to focus exclusively on medieval Jewish civilization, from the fall of the Roman Empire to about 1492. Based on the research of an international, multidisciplinary team of specialist contributors, the more than 150 alphabetically organized entries, written by scholars from around the world, include biographies, countries, events, social history, and religious concepts. The coverage is international, presenting people, culture, and events from various countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Tradition, Transmission, and Transformation from Second Temple Literature through Judaism and Christianity in Late Antiquity
Tradition, Transmission, and Transformation from Second Temple Literature through Judaism and Christianity in Late Antiquity

Author: Menahem Kister

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-10-05

Total Pages: 408

ISBN-13: 9004299130

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Many types of tradition and interpretation found in later Jewish and Christian writings trace their origins to the Second Temple period, but their transmission and transformation followed different paths within the two religious communities. For example, while Christians often translated and transmitted discrete Second Temple texts, rabbinic Judaism generally preserved earlier traditions integrated into new literary frameworks. In both cases, ancient traditions were often transformed to serve new purposes but continued to bear witness to their ancient roots. Later compositions may even provide the key to clarifying obscurities in earlier texts. The contributions in this volume explore the dynamics by which earlier texts and traditions were transmitted and transformed in these later bodies of literature and their attendant cultural contexts.

The Evolution of the Ethiopian Jews
The Evolution of the Ethiopian Jews

Author: James Arthur Quirin

Publisher:

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13:

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Selected by Choice magazine as an Outstanding Academic Book Traces the historical development of the Jews of Ethiopia--variously called "Black Jews," Falasha, or Beta Israel--from their controversial and problematic origins to the early twentieth century.