A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 22

A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 22
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1725219166

The history of Jews from the period of the Second Temple to the rise of Islam. From 'A History of the Mishnaic Law of Appointed Times, Part 1' This volume introduces the sources of Judaism in late antiquity to scholars in adjacent fields, such as the study of the Old and New Testaments, Ancient History, the ancient Near East, and the history of religion. In two volumes, leading American, Israeli, and European specialists in the history, literature, theology, and archaeology of Judaism offer factual answers to the two questions that the study of any religion in ancient times must raise. The first is, what are the sources -- written and in material culture -- that inform us about that religion? The second is, how have we to understand those sources in reconstructing the history of various Judaic systems in antiquity. The chapters set forth in simple statements, intelligible to non-specialists, the facts which the sources provide. Because of the nature of the subject and acute interest in it, the specialists also raise some questions particular to the study of Judaism, dealing with its historical relationship with nascent Christianity in New Testament times. The work forms the starting point for the study of all the principal questions concerning Judaism in late antiquity and sets forth the most current, critical results of scholarship.

Myth and Philosophy

Myth and Philosophy
Author: Frank Reynolds
Publisher: SUNY Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1990-10-30
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780791404188

The first volume in a new series generated by a multiyear project at the U. of Chicago Divinity School. Twelve essays (all but two are edited versions of papers presented at one of six semi-annual conferences) address the nature of religion, the nature of philosophy, and their relationships. Several argue that the philosophy of religions should be global in its orientation, comparative in its approach, and grounded in the empirical study of religious traditions. Others deal with historical data, shifting from the discussion of theoretical and methodological issues. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter
Author:
Publisher: Marvel
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-07-07
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 9780785135289

Anita must fight for her reputation when a mob boss offers her a million dollars to resurrect a corpse and a powerful zombie begins to leave a trail of mayhem and murder across the city.

Animation Now!

Animation Now!
Author: Julius Wiedemann
Publisher: Taschen
Total Pages: 596
Release: 2004
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9783822825884

Survey of 80 of the world's most prominent animation artists and studios.

The Purity Texts

The Purity Texts
Author: Hannah Harrington
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2006-12-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0567468771

Purity Texts is a handbook that gathers the data of the Dead Sea Scrolls on ritual purity and analyzes it systematically as part of a coherent ideology. After a general introduction and an examination of individual texts for the contribution of each to the subject of purity, the book devotes a chapter to each of the impurities discussed in the Scrolls: death, leprosy, bodily discharges and outsiders. In each of these chapters, emphasis is placed on the large amount of congruence of the Qumran texts with each other on the subject of purity and the similarities and differences between the Qumran texts and other sources of ancient Judaism. The contributors to the Companion to the Qumran Scrolls series take account of all relevant and recently published texts and provide extensive bibliographies. The books in the series are authoritatively written in accessible language and are ideal for students and non-specialist scholars. Companion to the Qumran Scrolls, volume 5

Eliezer Ben Hyrcanus

Eliezer Ben Hyrcanus
Author: Jacob Neusner
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 1058
Release: 2003-04-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1592442226

Terence

Terence
Author: Terence
Publisher:
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1925
Genre: Bilingual books
ISBN:

TERENCE (Publius Terentius Afer, c. 195-159 B.C.), was a north African of Carthage. He was brought to Rome as a household slave of the Roman Terentius Lucanus, who had him educated and freed. Terence was then admitted to the society of Roman nobles who liked literature; for them chiefly he composed six Latin comedies (based on Greek models), all of which are extant. Gifted with an intimate knowledge of human nature, but preferring the kindly to the cruel, he presents us, in polished poetry, with loving parents and children, gentle masters, and faithful slaves, well suited to the Roman circle for which he was writing. Even where social behavior is not high, there is refinement and subtle humour. At least one of the plays has a very modern look. Indeed none of them is specially related to his own time; all however are meant to reproduce life as presented by playwrights of the 'New Comedy' (especially Menander) at Athens about a century earlier.