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  • Judaism Defined
    Benjamin Edidin Scolnic
    This book explores the story of Mattathias in 1Maccabees and asserts that Mattathias defined Judaism and Jewishness for his time. Mattathias’s actions of zealous violence, as controversial as they were viewed to be in both his day and today, were primarily for the preservation of his religion and people. ...
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    63,98 €

  • Thy Brother’s Blood
    Benjamin Edidin Scolnic
    Through exploring the particular importance of the fraternal relationship among the dynasties of the Hellenistic world in Thy Brother’s Blood, Dr. Benjamin Scolnic demonstrates how adherence to or rejection of the ’morality of kinship’ literally changed the world. This in-depth book reviews fraternal relationships in the Bible and Greek and Roman mythology to create models for ...
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    64,14 €

  • Conservative Judaism and the Faces of God’s Words
    Benjamin Edidin Scolnic
    In a series of pointed and concise essays, Benjamin Edidin Scolnic, rabbi and scholar, interprets the Bible not as ’The Word’ but as ’God’s Words.’ The open-minded reader will find contradictions at every turn and be forced to wrestle with difficult passages fraught with moral and spiritual complexity. ...
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    82,12 €

  • If the Egyptians Drowned in the Red Sea Where are Pharaoh’s Chariots?
    Benjamin Edidin Scolnic
    In a series of readable essays written in an engaging manner and a positive mode, author Benjamin Edidin Scolnic evaluates the biblical texts in the light of all the information we possess at this time. Scolnic asks the reader to join the ongoing dialogue between faith and history by carefully reviewing the textual and material evidence with an open mind. He does not so much se...
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    75,24 €

  • Alcimus, Enemy of the Maccabees
    Benjamin Edidin Scolnic
    Known mainly because of the holiday of Hanukkah, the Maccabean era is a fascinating and significant period of history that is vital to our understanding of the formation of Judaism. This study evaluates Alcimus’ heritage and loyalty to traditions in a much more positive manner. Alcimus, an ignored or denigrated figure in Jewish history, is restored as a leader who attempted to ...
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    71,15 €