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This book examines the emergence of self-knowledge as a determining
legal consideration among the rabbis of Late Antiquity, from the
third to the seventh centuries CE. Based on close readings of
rabbinic texts from Palestine and Babylonia, Ayelet Hoffmann Libson
highlights a unique and surprising development in Talmudic
jurisprudence, whereby legal decision-making incorporated personal
and subjective information. She examines the central legal role
accorded to individuals' knowledge of their bodies and mental
states in areas of law as diverse as purity laws, family law and
the laws of Sabbath. By focusing on subjectivity and
self-reflection, the Babylonian rabbis transformed earlier legal
practices in a way that cohered with the cultural concerns of other
religious groups in Late Antiquity. They developed sophisticated
ideas about the inner self and incorporated these notions into
their distinctive discourse of law.
"The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective" provides the most
detailed study to date on the subject of the dignity of man from
the perspective of Islam. M H Kamali sets out the proclamations on
human dignity found in the Qur'an and then discusses topics
pertaining to or resulting from human dignity: the physical and
spiritual nobility of man; God's love for humanity; the sanctity of
life; and the necessity for freedom, equality and accountability.
Finally, the author examines the measures that the "Shariah" has
taken to protect human dignity and to promote it in social
interaction. The discussion is here presented in the light of the
debate on the universality of human rights as enshrined in the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This book goes a long way
towards exploring an alternative to Western concepts of human
rights. "The Dignity of Man: An Islamic Perspective" is part of a
series of studies on fundamental rights and liberties in Islam and
should be read with its companion volumes of "Freedom,"" Equality
and Justice in Islam," and "Freedom of Expression in Islam,"
This volume, the second in the series of Marie-Therese d'Alverny's
selected articles to be published by Variorum, gathers the majority
of her studies on the understanding of Islam in the West from the
early Middle Ages until the mid-13th century; some related works
will be included in a further selection. In the 12th century, as
she shows, a serious effort was for the first time made to learn
something of the reality behind the fabulous and scurrilous stories
about Muhammad and Islam. A collection of translations from Arabic,
including the Koran, was commissioned in 1140 by Peter the
Venerable of Cluny, and d'Alverny found the manuscript in which his
secretary wrote these out. This discovery led her to explore other
translations into Latin of the Koran and other Islamic texts, to
identify the work of the translators Hermann of Carinthia, Robert
of Ketton and Mark of Toledo, and to depict the milieu in which
this work was possible.
En el Adviento y en la Navidad nos ponemos en contacto con Jesus de
Nazaret, quien supo de movimiento y de caminos aun desde antes de
nacer. Ya en el seno de su madre viaja rumbo hacia Belen. Huye,
exiliado, junto con Jose y Maria, a Egipto. Desde entonces, sus
discipulos tambien habremos de alistar las sandalias y el baston La
vida es un viaje y la libertad no tiene precio. Nuestro mejor pan
para darle sentido a nuestro peregrinar y para satisfacer nuestra
hambre es la Palabra. Estas paginas son una fraterna invitacion a
dejar que el Senor del tiempo toque nuestra jornada diaria, ponga
su mano en nuestra historia, para que entonces, nuestro tiempo sea
divino y humano. Se convierta en... tiempo para Dios. The true
meaning of Advent and Christmas finds its voice in "Tiempo Para
Dios" for Every Day of Advent and the 12 Days of Christmas. From
the First Sunday of Advent through Christmas and Epiphany for each
liturgical year (A, B, and C), this book will help prepare for and
deepen our experience this holy season.
Biblical Aramaic and Related Dialects is a comprehensive,
introductory-level textbook for the acquisition of the language of
the Old Testament and related dialects that were in use from the
last few centuries BCE. Based on the latest research, it uses a
method that guides students into knowledge of the language
inductively, with selections taken from the Bible, the Dead Sea
Scrolls, and papyrus discoveries from ancient Egypt. The volume
offers a comprehensive view of ancient Aramaic that enables
students to progress to advanced levels with a solid grounding in
historical grammar. Most up-to-date description of Aramaic in light
of modern discoveries and methods. Provides more detail than
previous textbooks. Includes comprehensive description of Biblical
dialect, along with Aramaic of the Persian period and of the Dead
Sea Scrolls. Guided readings begin with primary sources, enabling
students learn the language by reading historical texts.
Read our customer guide The Torah is the essence of Jewish
tradition; it inspires each successive generation. The current JPS
translation, based on classical and modern sources, is acclaimed
for its fidelity to the ancient Hebrew.
From the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime
Achievement, a "hugely entertaining and irreverent" (Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker) account of the art of translating the Hebrew Bible into
English In this brief book, award-winning biblical translator
Robert Alter offers a personal and passionate account of what he
learned about the art of Bible translation during the two decades
he spent completing his own English version of the Hebrew Bible.
Showing why the Bible and its meaning can be brought to life in
English only by re-creating the subtle and powerful literary style
of the original text, Alter discusses the principal aspects of
biblical Hebrew that any translator should try to reproduce: word
choice, syntax, word play and sound play, rhythm, and dialogue. In
the process, he provides an illuminating and accessible
introduction to biblical style that also offers insights about the
art of translation far beyond the Bible.
With typical eloquence and wisdom, in The Way of St Benedict Rowan
Williams explores the appeal of St Benedict's sixth-century Rule,
showing it to be a document of great relevance to present day
Christians and non-believers at our particular moment in history.
For over a millennium the Rule - a set of guidelines for monastic
conduct - has been influential on the life of Benedictine monks,
but has also served in some sense as a 'background note' to almost
all areas of civic experience: artistic, intellectual and
institutional. The effects of this on society have been
far-reaching and Benedictine communities and houses still attract
countless visitors, testifying to the appeal and continuing
relevance of Benedict's principles. As the author writes, the
chapters of his book, which range from a discussion of Abbot
Cuthbert Butler's mysticism to 'Benedict and the Future of Europe',
are 'simply an invitation to look at various current questions
through the lens of the Rule and to reflect on aspects of
Benedictine history that might have something to say to us'. With
Williams as our guide, The Way of St Benedict speaks to the Rule's
ability to help anyone live more fully in harmony with others
whilst orientating themselves fully to the will of God.
Essays on the post-modern reception and interpretation of the
Middle Ages, with a particular concentration on environmental
matters. Ecoconcerns and ecocriticism are a rising trend in
medievalism studies, and form a major focus of this collection.
Topics under discussion in the first part of the volume include
figurations in nineteenth- and twentieth-century medievalism;
environmental medievalism in Sidney Lanier's Southern chivalry;
nostalgia and loss in T.H. White's "forest sauvage"; and green
medievalism in J.R.R. Tolkien's elven realms. The eleven subsequent
articles continue to take in such themes more tangentially, testing
and buillding on the methods and conclusions of the first part.
Their subjects include John Aubrey's Middle Ages; medieval
charter-horns in early modern England;
nineteenth-centuryreimaginings of Chaucer's Griselda; Dante's
influence on Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream";
multi-layered medievalisms in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice
and Fire; (coopted) feminism via medievalism inDisney's Maleficent;
(neo)medievalism in Babylon 5 and Crusade; cosmopolitan anxieties
and national identity in Netflix's Marco Polo; mapping Everealm in
The Quest; undergraduate perceptions ofthe "medieval" and the
"Middle Ages"; and medievalism in the prosopopeia and corpsepaint
of Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Karl Fugelso is Professor of
Art History at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Contributors: Dustin M. Frazier Wood, Daniel Helbert, Ann F. Howey,
Carol Jamison, Ann M. Martinez, Kara L. McShane, Lisa Myers, Elan
Justice Pavlinich, Katie Peebles, Scott Riley, Paul B. Sturtevant,
Dean Swinford, Renee Ward, Angela Jane Weisl, Jeremy Withers.
Winner of the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize A Longman-History Today
Book Prize Finalist A Sheik Zayed Book Award Finalist Winner of the
Thomas J. Wilson Memorial Prize A Times Literary Supplement Book of
the Year "Deeply thoughtful...A delight."-The Economist "[A] tour
de force...Bevilacqua's extraordinary book provides the first true
glimpse into this story...He, like the tradition he describes, is a
rarity." -New Republic In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
a pioneering community of Western scholars laid the groundwork for
the modern understanding of Islamic civilization. They produced the
first accurate translation of the Qur'an, mapped Islamic arts and
sciences, and wrote Muslim history using Arabic sources. The
Republic of Arabic Letters is the first account of this riveting
lost period of cultural exchange, revealing the profound influence
of Catholic and Protestant intellectuals on the Enlightenment
understanding of Islam. "A closely researched and engrossing study
of...those scholars who, having learned Arabic, used their mastery
of that difficult language to interpret the Quran, study the career
of Muhammad...and introduce Europeans to the masterpieces of Arabic
literature." -Robert Irwin, Wall Street Journal "Fascinating,
eloquent, and learned, The Republic of Arabic Letters reveals a
world later lost, in which European scholars studied Islam with a
sense of affinity and respect...A powerful reminder of the ability
of scholarship to transcend cultural divides, and the capacity of
human minds to accept differences without denouncing them." -Maya
Jasanoff "What makes his study so groundbreaking, and such a joy to
read, is the connection he makes between intellectual history and
the material history of books." -Financial Times
Voted one of Christianity Today's 1995 Books of the Year For 40
years, the New Bible Commentary has set the standard for works of
its kind. Now in this completely revised fourth edition (including
over 80% new and updated material), the New Bible Commentary is
positioned to maintain its standing as the leading one-volume
commentary on the whole Bible well into the 21st century. This
readable and accessible volume brings together many of the finest
scholars of our day to meet the needs of students, teachers and
Bible readers. The 21st-century edition of the New Bible Commentary
offers 66 solid, concise, evangelical commentaries--one on each
book of the Bible. These detailed (passage-by-passage or
verse-by-verse) commentaries, based on the NIV text, are
accompanied by introductory material on date, authorship, purpose,
key themes, outlines and discussions of recent developments in
biblical scholarship. In addition seven articles overview biblical
history and types of biblical literature, including the Pentateuch,
poetry, the Gospels, the Epistles, and the Apocrypha and other
apocalyptic writings. Completely updated for a new generation of
readers, the newNew Bible Commentary will be a powerful aid for all
who want to understand the foundational book of the Christian
faith.
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The Zen Way
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Venerable Myokyo-Ni
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The Zen Way is an invaluable introduction to Zen practice. It is
divided into three parts: in the first, Ven. Myokyo-ni provides an
overview of Buddhist belief in general, from the perspective of
Zen. In her second part, she describes the daily rituals in a
Rinzai Zen training monastery; while in the third, Ven. Myokyo-ni
assesses Zen practice from a modern and European perspective.
The seventh and final book of the monumental R?m?ya?a of V?lm?ki,
the Uttarak???a, brings the epic saga to a close with an account of
the dramatic events of King R?ma's millennia-long reign. It opens
with a colorful history of the demonic race of the r?k?asas and the
violent career of R?ma's villainous foe R?va?a, and later recounts
R?ma's grateful discharge of his allies in the great war at Lank?
as well as his romantic reunion with his wife S?t?. But dark clouds
gather as R?ma, confronted by scandal over S?t?'s time in captivity
under the lustful R?va?a, makes the agonizing decision to banish
his beloved wife, now pregnant. As R?ma continues as king,
marvelous tales and events unfurl, illustrating the benefits of
righteous rule and the perils that await monarchs who fail to
address the needs of their subjects. The Uttarak???a has long
served as a point of social and religious controversy largely for
its accounts of the banishment of S?t?, as well as of R?ma's
killing of a low-caste ascetic. The translators' introduction
provides a full discussion of these issues and the complex
reception history of the Uttarak???a. This translation of the
critical edition also includes exhaustive notes and a comprehensive
bibliography.
2022 Top Ten Book from Academy of Parish Clergy The teachings of
the great twentieth-century Jewish thinker Martin Buber empower us
to enter a spiritual dimension that often passes unnoticed in the
daily routine. In A Year with Martin Buber, the first Torah
commentary to focus on his life's work, we experience the
fifty-four weekly Torah portions and eleven Jewish holidays through
Buber's eyes. While best known for the spiritual concept of the
I-Thou relationship between people, Buber graced us with other
fundamentals, including Over Against, Afterglow, Will and Grace,
Reification, Inclusion, and Imagine the Real. And his life
itself-including his defiance of the Nazis, his call for
Jewish-Arab reconciliation, and his protest of Adolf Eichmann's
execution-modeled these teachings in action. Rabbi Dennis S. Ross
demonstrates Buber's roots in Jewish thought and breaks new ground
by explaining the broader scope of Buber's life and work in a
clear, conversational voice. He quotes from the weekly Torah
portion; draws lessons from Jewish commentators; and sets Buber's
related words in context with Buber's remarkable life story,
Hasidic tales, and writing. A wide variety of anecdotal
illustrations from Buber as well as the author's life encourages
each of us to "hallow the everyday" and seek out spirituality
"hiding in plain sight."
We know it's important to be generous. But it can be hard to know
what healthy stewardship looks like in our families and churches.
What if God has deeper and richer lessons to teach us about what it
means to live generously? Ignite Your Generosity will help you see
your resources of time, talents and treasures in a fresh,
God-honoring way. A twenty-one-day devotional, this book is now
expanded with a four-week small group guide that is perfect for
both individual and church use. Every day's reading features an
engaging story, Scripture for further study and personal reflection
questions to grow in the area of stewardship. Begin your journey of
pursuing generosity God's way. Discover the joy and fulfillment
that comes from a life of giving freely to his plans and purposes.
Ever since the first scrolls were found in the Judaean desert in
1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have been the subject of passionate
speculation and controversy. The possibility that they might
challenge assumptions about ancient Judaism and the origins of
Christianity, coupled with the extremely limited access imposed for
many years, only fueled debate on their meanings. With all the
scrolls now available in translation, conclusions can be drawn as
to the authorship and origins, their implications for Christianity
and Judaism, and their link with the ancient site of Qumran. This
book, written by three noted scholars in the field, draws together
all the evidence to present a fully illustrated survey of every
major manuscript. With numerous factfiles, reconstructions, scroll
photographs, and a wealth of other illustrations, it is the most
comprehensive and accessible account available on the Dead Sea
Scrolls.
In this book, Lynn Kaye examines how rabbis of late antiquity
thought about time through their legal reasoning and storytelling,
and what these insights mean for thinking about time today.
Providing close readings of legal and narrative texts in the
Babylonian Talmud, she compares temporal ideas with related
concepts in ancient and modern philosophical texts and in religious
traditions from late antique Mesopotamia. Kaye demonstrates that
temporal flexibility in the Babylonian Talmud is a means of
exploring and resolving legal uncertainties, as well as a tool to
tell stories that convey ideas effectively and dramatically. Her
book, the first on time in the Talmud, makes accessible complex
legal texts and philosophical ideas. It also connects the
literature of late antique Judaism with broader theological and
philosophical debates about time.
Reprint of the 1998 work (Collins, San Francisco). Writing for non-
Muslims, Cragg offers an abridged literary (as opposed to literal)
translation of the Qur'an, presenting the text in eight segments
representing eight main themes. He also includes a substantial
introductory essay explaining this approach and reflecting on the
relevance of the Qur'an in the contemporary world.
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The Koran
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Arthur J. Arberry
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The Koran is a book apart, not only as Holy Scripture for Muslims,
but as the supreme classic of Arabic literature. In its 114 Suras,
or chapters, it comprises the total of revelations believed to have
been communicated to the prophet Muhammad as a final expression of
God's will and purpose for man. The revelations were received over
a number of years, the first dating from AD 610, the last shortly
before Muhammad's death in AD 632, and the definitive canon was
established some twenty years later. The Koran is neither prose nor
poetry but a unique fusion of both. In his attempt to convey the
sublime rhetoric of the original, Professor Arberry has carefully
studied the intricate and richly varied rhythms which - apart from
the message itself - serve to explain the Koran's undeniable claim
to rank among the greatest literary masterpieces of mankind. ABOUT
THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made
available the widest range of literature from around the globe.
Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship,
providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable
features, including expert introductions by leading authorities,
helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for
further study, and much more.
Internationally renowned author and Bible teacher Joyce Meyer
provides a close study on Philippians, emphasizing the true joy
that comes from serving others through Christ. Paul's letter to the
people at Philippi serves as a reminder that if we search for joy
in possessions, places, or people, we will always come up short.
True, lasting joy comes only through faith in Jesus Christ, living
in harmony with His followers, and serving others in the name of
Christ. The life lived by the Philippians is still attainable
today. In her comprehensive approach, Joyce Meyer takes a deep dive
into well-known and beloved verses, identifying key truths and
incorporating room for personal reflection. Joyce's Philippians
provides a key study tool that will help you develop a stronger
relationship with God. If you take time to examine His word, you'll
see how much He loves you and how much He desires that you live a
joyful, content life on earth!
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