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The Prophetic Faith
Originally published in English in 1949, The Prophetic Faith features Martin Buber's readings of select biblical prophets--especially Isaiah and Deborah, the only female prophet …
The Death and Resurrection of the Beloved Son
The near-sacrifice and miraculous restoration of a beloved son is a central but largely overlooked theme in both Judaism and Christianity, celebrated in biblical texts on Isaac, …
The Hebrew Bible, the Old Testament, and Historical Criticism
Writing from a Jewish perspective, Jon Levenson reviews many often neglected theoretical questions. He focuses on the relationship between two interpretive communities--the …
Judaism and Ecology
Jewish ecological discourse has shown that Judaism harbors deep concern for the well-being of the natural world. However, the movement has not articulated a Jewish theology of …
Resurrection
Two scholars—one a Christian and the other a Jew—find deep and meaningful connections between their two faiths This book, written for religious and nonreligious people alike in …
Abraham between Torah and Gospel
Creation and the Persistence of Evil
This paperback edition brings to a wide audience one of the most innovative and meaningful models of God for this post-Auschwitz era. In a thought-provoking return to the original …
Israel’s Day of Light and Joy
This book begins by exploring the mysterious origins of an institution so familiar that most of us never wonder where it came from—the seven-day week. Jon D. Levenson then focuses …
The Love of God
A compelling interpretation of a foundational concept of Jewish religious lifeThe love of God is arguably the most essential element in Judaism—but also one of the most …
Resurrection and the Restoration of Israel
This provocative volume explores the origins of the Jewish doctrine of the resurrection of the dead. Jon D. Levenson argues that, contrary to a very widespread misconception, the …
Inheriting Abraham
Jews, Christians, and Muslims supposedly share a common religious heritage in the patriarch Abraham, and the idea that he should serve only as a source of unity among the three …