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The Garments of Torah(Updated)
Essays in Biblical Hermeneutics (Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature)
by Michael A. Fishbane
Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 1992 by Indiana University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-253-20752-4, ISBN: 0-253-20752-5

""In this almost painfully beautiful book... Fishbane... explores the question of the kind of canon, privileged status, or Logos, the Torah actually has for the post-modern Western Jew. " -- Theology Today"A book well worth reading." -- The Jerusalem Post"This wonderful volume documents the intellectual and spiritual odyssey of one of North America's for ..."






The Memoirs of Nahum N. Glatzer
by Nahum Norbert Glatzer, Michael A. Fishbane, Judith Glatzer Wechsler, Michael Fishbane
Hardcover, 152 Pages, Published 1997 by Hebrew Union College Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-87820-506-6, ISBN: 0-87820-506-3

"The geographic, spiritual, and intellectual journeys of Nahum N. Glatzer (1903-1990)—prolific scholar, Brandeis University professor, and editor of the Schocken publishing house—reveal a rich cultural ambiance that no longer exists, as well as a breadth of perspective and learning that remains enviable in our time. This collection of 78 memoir entries, written as a document for his family, offers personal glimpses of Nahum Glatzer w ..."






The Jewish Study Bible(1st Edition)
Featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation
by Adele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael Fishbane, Michael A. Fishbane, Mark Brettler, Oxford University Press
Hardcover, 2,208 Pages, Published 2004 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-529751-5, ISBN: 0-19-529751-2

"Oxford University Press breaks exciting new ground in the field of study Bibles with The Jewish Study Bible. This innovative volume will, for the first time, offer readers of the Hebrew Bible a resource that is specifically tailored to meet their needs. The JSB presents the center of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it—in Torah. It offers readers the fruits of various schools of Jewish traditions of biblical exegesis (ra ..."






Death, Ecstasy, and Other Worldly Journeys(Updated)
(Suny Series in Religious Studies)
by John J. Collins, Michael Fishbane, Michael A. Fishbane, John Joseph Collins
Paperback, 440 Pages, Published 1995 by State University Of New York Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-2346-2, ISBN: 0-7914-2346-8

"This is a psychological and historical exploration of belief in a spirit world, imperceptible to the senses, as a pervasive and deeply-rooted characteristic of religion.Belief in a spirit world, and a blissful or agonizing afterlife, is one of the most pervasive and deeply-rooted characteristics of religion. This volume offers a wide-ranging exploration of this basic religious theme. Most of the case studies are drawn from Jewish and Ch ..."






Minhah Le-Nahum(1st Edition)
Biblical and Other Studies Presented to Nahum M. Sarna in Honour of his 70th Birthday (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies)
by Professor Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane, Michael Fishbane, Minhah Le-Nahum-
Paperback, 337 Pages, Published 2009 by Sheffield Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-567-33802-0, ISBN: 0-567-33802-9

"Nahum Sarna's distinctive and original scholarship has taken in a wide range of subject areas from work on Genesis and the Psalms to his Jewish Bible commentary and the English translation of the Ketuvim. At first Assistant Professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in the 1950s, he was Dora Golding Professor of Bible at Brandeis University from 1965 to his retirement. This collection of 22 essays reflects Professo ..."






The Jewish Study Bible
Featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation
by Adele Berlin, Michael Fishbane, Marc Zvi Brettler, Jewish Pubn Society, Oxford University Press, T. Translation, Berlin/Brettler., Zvi Mark Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane
Paperback, 2,221 Pages, Published 2003 by Oxford University Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-529754-6, ISBN: 0-19-529754-7

"Oxford University Press breaks exciting new ground in the field of study Bibles with The Jewish Study Bible. This innovative volume will, for the first time, offer readers of the Hebrew Bible a resource that is specifically tailored to meet their needs. The JSB presents the center of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it—in Torah. It offers readers the fruits of various schools of Jewish traditions of biblical exegesis (ra ..."






Sacred Attunement
A Jewish Theology
by Michael A. Fishbane
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2008 by University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-25172-1, ISBN: 0-226-25172-1

"Contemporary theology, and Jewish theology in particular, Michael Fishbane asserts, now lies fallow, beset by strong critiques from within and without. For Jewish reality, a coherent and wide-ranging response in thoroughly modern terms is needed. "Sacred ""Attunement" is Fishbane s attempt to renew Jewish theology for our time, in the larger context of modern and postmodern challenges to theology and theological thought in the broadest ..."






The Kiss of God
Spiritual and Mystical Death in Judaism (The Samuel & Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies)
by Michael A. Fishbane
Hardcover, 168 Pages, Published 1994 by Univ Of Washington Pr
ISBN-13: 978-0-295-97308-1, ISBN: 0-295-97308-0

"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 a ..."






Judaism(1st Edition)
Revelation and Traditions (Religious Traditions of the World Series)
by Michael A. Fishbane
Paperback, 149 Pages, Published 1987 by Harperone
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-062655-6, ISBN: 0-06-062655-0

"An authoritative look at Judaism's historical sweep and distinctive religious dimensions, showing how it developed out of the Hebrew Bible and has diversified throughout history and throughout the world."






Biblical Text and Texture
A Literary Reading of Selected Texts
by Michael A. Fishbane
Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 1998 by Oneworld Publications
ISBN-13: 978-1-85168-151-8, ISBN: 1-85168-151-5

"The bible remains one of the major literary achievements of human history, comprising over 60 documents, with as many contributors, and composed over many centuries. In this book, Michael Fishbane approaches the "Hebrew Bible" from a literary point of view. He demonstrates how, just as orators use particular techniques, such as repetition and pause to convey their message in the way that they require, the "Hebrew Bible" authors used a r ..."






Text and texture
Close readings of selected Biblical texts
by Michael A. Fishbane
Hardcover, 154 Pages, Published 1979 by Schocken Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-8052-3724-5, ISBN: 0-8052-3724-0






Sacred Attunement(Large Print)
A Jewish Theology
by Michael A. Fishbane
Paperback, 372 Pages, Published 2012 by Readhowyouwant
Large Print
ISBN-13: 978-1-4587-2456-4, ISBN: 1-4587-2456-5

"Contemporary theology, and Jewish theology in particular, Michael Fishbane asserts, now lies fallow, beset by strong critiques from within and without. For Jewish reality, a coherent and wide-ranging response in thoroughly modern terms is needed. Sacred Attunement is Fishbane's attempt to renew Jewish theology for our time, in the larger context of modern and postmodern challenges to theology and theological thought in the broadest sens ..."






Minhah Le-Nahum
(JSOT Supplement)
by Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane, Nahum M. Sarna, Nahum Mattathias Sarna, Sheffield Academic Press
Hardcover, 337 Pages, Published 1993 by Sheffield Academic Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-85075-419-0, ISBN: 1-85075-419-5

"Nahum Sarna's distinctive and original scholarship has taken in a wide range of subject areas from work on Genesis and the Psalms to his Jewish Bible commentary and the English translation of the Ketuvim. At first Assistant Professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in the 1950s, he was Dora Golding Professor of Bible at Brandeis University from 1965 to his retirement. This collection of 22 essays reflects Professo ..."






Fragile Finitude
A Jewish Hermeneutical Theology (Hardback)
by Michael Fishbane
Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2021 by University Of Chicago Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-226-76415-3, ISBN: 0-226-76415-X

"The Book Bahir, an Edition Based on the Earliest Manuscripts, by D. Abrams (Los Angeles: Cherub Press, 1994), 119. 33 bo- hu: See already Sefer Ha- Bahir, para. 2. It also appears in Rabbeinu Behaye: Beʾur ʿal Ha- Torah, edited by Ch."






The Jewish Intellectual Tradition
A History of Learning and Achievement (Judaism and Jewish Life)
by Alan Kadish, Michael A. Shmidman, Simcha Fishbane
Hardcover, Published 2021 by Academic Studies Press, Brighton
ISBN-13: 978-1-64469-534-0, ISBN: 1-64469-534-0






Jewish Mysticism and the Spiritual Life(1st Edition)
Classical Texts, Contemporary Reflections
by Lawrence Fine, Eitan Fishbane Phd, Yehonatan Chipman, Reb Mimi Feigelson, Michael Fishbane, Rabbi Everett Gendler, Joel Hecker, Rabbi Shai Held, Melila Hellner-Eshed, Barry W. Holtz, Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky, Judith A. Kates, Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Rabbi Ebn Leader, Shaul Magid Phd, Ron Margolin, Daniel C. Matt, Prof. Haviva Pedaya, Rabbi Nehemia Polen, Carol Rose, Rabbi Neal Rose, Sheila Peltz Weinberg, Chava Weissler, Or N. Rose
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2013 by Jewish Lights
ISBN-13: 978-1-58023-719-2, ISBN: 1-58023-719-3

"Leading scholars and teachers share their favorite texts of the Jewish mystical tradition—many available in English for the first time—and explore why these materials are meaningful and relevant to us today. New in paperback!In this unique volume, some of Judaism's most insightful contemporary thinkers bring the words of sages past to bear on the present. They explore how we can become closer to God through our relationships with others ..."






The Jewish Intellectual Tradition
A History of Learning and Achievement (Judaism and Jewish Life)
by Alan Kadish, Michael A. Shmidman, Simcha Fishbane
Paperback, 450 Pages, Published 2021 by Academic Studies Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-64469-562-3, ISBN: 1-64469-562-6

"This book explores the development of these principles and demonstrates how their application can lead to greater intellectual productivity, a more fulfilling existence, and a more advanced society."






Hands of Heaven
A Jewish Theology
by Michael Fishbane
Hardcover, 116 Pages, Published 2007 by Continuum International Publishing Group
ISBN-13: 978-0-567-04547-8, ISBN: 0-567-04547-1






Hands of Heaven
A Jewish Theology
by Michael Fishbane
Paperback, 116 Pages, Published 2007 by Continuum International Publishing Group
ISBN-13: 978-0-567-04548-5, ISBN: 0-567-04548-X






The Other side of God(1st Edition)
A polarity in world religions
by Michael Fishbane, Howard Clark Kee, Elaine Pagels, Ewert H. Cousins, Arthur Green, Gerhard Bowering, Diana Eck, John B. Carman, Robert Thurman, Taitetsu Unno, Peter L. Berger, John Huckle, Harvey Cox, Peter Rauch
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 1981 by Anchor Press/Doubleday
ISBN-13: 978-0-385-17423-7, ISBN: 0-385-17423-3

"The crucial problem facing religion today is the massive encounter between the monotheistic traditions of the west and the great religions of southern and eastern Asia. The essays in this volume, written by leading scholars in the field, explore how different religions - east and west - have dealt with two types of religious experiences. At the one pole is a confrontation with an external God - the thunderous speech of Mount Sinai, on ..."



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