Campegius Vitringa (1659–1722) of Franeker University was a biblical scholar of considerable influence for the first half of the 18th century. Simi...

This volume features presentations delivered at annual conferences of the Society of Biblical Literature. In 2014 and 2015, they were offered for t...

It is unknown, of course, who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, since in general no reliable contemporary description of how the two epics came into...

In this unique book, Ray McGinnis offers us a new, deeper, and more meaningful way to explore and understand the Psalms. Vividly connecting us with...

In 1940, Rav Yehuda Ashlag published the first, and only copy of the paper, The Nation. After WWII, he wrote The Writings of the Last Generation, c...

The impressive image of the winged Yahweh is encountered in six psalms. The scholars argue about the background and the meaning of the picture with...

This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the unique Yemenite Culture while uncovering the universal human elements found in every community. Thi...

This volume explores aspects of yoga over a period of about 2500 years. In its first part, it investigates facets of the South Asian and Tibetan tr...

"You shall not kill" seems to be a self-evident norm, both in modernity and in antiquity. But what does this prohibition exactly mean? Does it only...

Biblical Psalms are a common heritage of Jewish and Christian cultures. Serving for the common liturgy of the Jerusalem Temple and individual praye...

God has many blessings upon His servants but the most important of them is to be aware of His blessings.

Much has been written about the significance of past lives, but perhaps where we're going is more important when where we've been. In this unique a...

This book, unlike so many other books on the subject, is not a management text. Instead, it is a highly readable exploration of the place of work w...

One of the most famous poets in the history of Turkish literature, Yunus Emre (d. 1320) is well-known as a Sufi saint-poet who has exerted a great ...

Even today witchcraft is found in many socities, and ancient Mesopotamia was no exception. To the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians witchcraft was ...

"Featuring a carefully selected collection of source documents, this tome includes traditional teaching tools from the Zen Buddhist traditions of C...

"Featuring a carefully selected collection of source documents, this tome includes traditional teaching tools from the Zen Buddhist traditions of C...

As Zen takes root in the west, new forms arise. For centuries Zen masters have tested their students with koans and capping phrases. A koan is a sp...

Stephen J. Hamilton attempts to create a portrait of born-again Christianity by providing a general introduction to the doctrine of regeneration, i...