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  • Rabbi Jesus

    An Intimate Biography

    by Bruce Chilton ...
    Beginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a man has remained elusive. In Rabbi Jesus, the noted biblical scholar Bruce Chilton places Jesus within the context of his times to present a fresh, historically accurate, and revolutionary examination of the man who founded Christianity.Drawing ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Soundings in the Religion of Jesus

    Perspectives and Methods in Jewish and Christian Scholarship

    Edited by Bruce Chilton, Anthony LeDonne, Jacob Neusner ...
    Series series Soundings
    Jesus was a Jew and not a Christian. That affirmation may seem obvious, but here an international cast of Jewish and Christian scholars spell out its weighty and often complex consequences for contemporary Jewish-Christian dialogue. Soundings in the Religion of Jesus contextualizes Jesus and the writings about him that set the stage for Jewish-Christian relations for the next 2000 years. Of equal ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Herods

    Murder, Politics, and the Art of Succession

    by Bruce Chilton ...
    Until his death in 4 BCE, Herod the Great's monarchy included territories that once made up the kingdoms of Judah and Israel. Although he ruled over a rich, strategically crucial land, his royal title did not derive from heredity. His family came from the people of Idumea, ancient antagonists of the Israelites.Yet Herod did not rule as an outsider, but from a family committed to Judaism going back ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Mary Magdalene

    A Biography

    by Bruce Chilton ...
    After 2,000 years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity.Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many forms—witch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

  • The First Family

    Innocence, Awareness, Estrangement, and the Nature of Eden

    by Bruce Chilton ...
    Series series Natus Books
    Explore the timeless story of Eden and its profound impact on humanity.In The First Family, Bruce Chilton delves into the biblical narrative of Eden, examining its themes of innocence, suffering, and self-discovery. Chilton presents a compelling vision of Eden as not merely a lost paradise, but a knowable reality that continues to shape our understanding of ourselves and our relationship with the ... Read more

    $11.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Rabbi Paul

    An Intellectual Biography

    by Bruce Chilton ...
    A brilliant new biography of Saint Paul, whose interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus transformed a loosely organized, grassroots peasant movement into the structured religion we know todayWithout Paul, there would be no Christianity. His letters to various churches scattered throughout the Roman Empire articulated, for the first time, the beliefs that make up the heart of Christian ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Berenice

    Queen in Roman Judea

    by Bruce Chilton ...
    Series series Ancient Lives
    The life story of the Judean queen Berenice, descendant of Herod the Great, who became a player on the stage of Roman conquest and politicsBerenice (born ca. 28) was the most notorious Jewish woman in the Roman Empire of her time. Multiple marriages, rumors of incestuous relations with her brother (Agrippa II of the Herodian dynasty), and her scandalous liaison with Titus, the Roman general and ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Judaism in the New Testament

    Practices and Beliefs

    by Bruce Chilton, Jacob Neusner ...
    Judaism in the New Testament explains how the writings of the early church emerged from communities which defined themselves in Judaic terms even as they professed faith in Christ. These two extremely distinguished scholars introduce readers to the plurality of Judaisms of the period. They show, by examining a variety of texts, how the major figures of the New Testament reflect distinctly Judaic ... Read more

    $46.71 CAD

  • Jewish and Christian Doctrines

    The Classics Compared

    by Bruce Chilton, Jacob Neusner ...
    Jewish and Christian Doctrines presents a concise and lucid introduction to the foundations of Judaism and Christianity. The authors explore key documents ofJudaism and Christianity to elucidate and illuminate the doctrinal issues which the documents raise and to examine the similarities and differences between the two faiths. ... Read more

    $83.99 CAD

  • Targums and Rabbinic Literature

    by Craig A. Evans, Cecilia Wassén, Zondervan ...
    Series series Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies
    Ancient Literature for New Testament Studies is a multivolume series that seeks to introduce key ancient texts that form the cultural, historical, and literary context for the study of the New Testament.Each volume will feature introductory essays to the corpus, followed by articles on the relevant texts. Each article will address introductory matters, provenance, summary of content, interpretive ... Read more

    $52.99 CAD

  • Intolerance

    Political Animals and Their Prey

    Edited by Robert E. Tully, Bruce Chilton ...
    Series series Dialogues on Social Issues: Bard College and West Point
    Aristotle accurately characterized humans as political animals. Whether through birth or from choice, people naturally cluster into groups for protection, advancement, and the pursuit of well-being. But Aristotle’s description does not hint at the powerful binary tension within this human tendency. Leaders enhance a social group’s sense of identity by appealing to the members’ commitments and ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • The Cambridge Companion to the Bible

    by Howard Clark Kee, Eric M. Meyers, John Rogerson, Amy-Jill Levine, Anthony J. Saldarini ...
    The Cambridge Companion to the Bible, 2nd edition provides in-depth data and analysis of the production and reception of the canonical writings of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, and also of the apocryphal works produced by Jewish and Christian writers. Unique among single-volume introductions, this book focuses on the ever-changing social and cultural contexts in which the biblical authors ... Read more

    $61.99 CAD