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  • The Hebrew Goddess

    by Raphael Patai ...
    Series series Raphael Patai Series in Jewish Folklore and Anthropology
    A revised edition containing new chapters on the Shekhina.The Hebrew Goddess demonstrates that the Jewish religion, far from being pure monotheism, contained from earliest times strong polytheistic elements, chief of which was the cult of the mother goddess. Lucidly written and richly illustrated, this third edition contains new chapters of the Shekhina. ... Read more

    $48.18 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Has Archaeology Buried the Bible?

    by William G. Dever ...
    Bringing the Bible and ancient Israel into a new and brighter lightIn the last several decades, archaeological evidence has dramatically illuminated ancient Israel. However, instead of proving the truth of the Bible—as an earlier generation had confidently predicted—the new discoveries have forced us to revise much of what was thought to be biblical truth, provoking an urgent question: If the ... Read more

    $40.01 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Did God Have a Wife?

    Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel

    by William G. Dever ...
    Following up on his two recent, widely acclaimed studies of ancient Israelite history and society, William Dever here reconstructs the practice of religion in ancient Israel from the bottom up. Archaeological excavations reveal numerous local and family shrines where sacrifices and other rituals were carried out. Intrigued by this "folk religion" in all its variety and vitality, Dever writes about ... Read more

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  • The Bible Unearthed

    Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Sacred Texts

    by Israel Finkelstein, Neil Asher Silberman ...
    In this groundbreaking work that sets apart fact and legend, authors Finkelstein and Silberman use significant archeological discoveries to provide historical information about biblical Israel and its neighbors, reshaping our understanding of Jewish and Biblical history.In this iconoclastic and provocative work, leading scholars Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman draw on recent ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Don't Know Much About the Bible

    Everything You Need to Know About the Good Book but Never Learned

    by Kenneth C. Davis ...
    Series Book 11 - Don't Know Much About Series
    “Reading Davis is like returning to the classroom of the best teacher you ever had!” —People magazineA completely revised and updated version of the classic book Don’t Know Much About® The BibleNine out of ten Americans own a Bible, but how much do they know about the one book that has influenced human history more than any other? Don't Know Much About the Bible by New York Times bestselling ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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  • David and Solomon

    In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition

    by Israel Finkelstein, Neil Asher Silberman ...
    The exciting field of biblical archaeology has revolutionized our understanding of the Bible -- and no one has done more to popularise this vast store of knowledge than Israel Finkelstein and Neil Silberman, who revealed what we now know about when and why the Bible was first written in The Bible Unearthed. Now, with David and Solomon, they do nothing less than help us to understand the sacred ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • The Meaning of the Bible

    What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us

    by Douglas A. Knight, Amy-Jill Levine ...
    "Both enlightening and inspiring . . . a helpful resource for both Jews and Christians, conservatives and liberals, religious leaders and social reformers." —Peter J. Paris, the Elmer G. Homrighausen Professor of Christian Social Ethics, emeritus, Princeton Theological SeminaryIn The Meaning of the Bible: What the Jewish Scriptures and Christian Old Testament Can Teach Us, preeminent biblical ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Old Testament

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Michael Coogan ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Eminent biblical scholar Michael D. Coogan offers here a wide-ranging and stimulating exploration of the Old Testament, illuminating its importance as history, literature, and sacred text. Coogan explains the differences between the Bible of Jewish tradition (the "Hebrew Bible") and the Old Testament of Christianity, and also examines the different contents of the Bibles used by Roman Catholics, ... Read more

    $7.19 CAD

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  • How to Read the Bible

    A Guide to Scripture, Then and Now

    by James L. Kugel ...
    James Kugel’s essential introduction and companion to the Bible combines modern scholarship with the wisdom of ancient interpreters for the entire Hebrew Bible.As soon as it appeared, How to Read the Bible was recognized as a masterwork, “awesome, thrilling” (The New York Times), “wonderfully interesting, extremely well presented” (The Washington Post), and “a tour de force...a stunning narrative” ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Cities That Built the Bible

    by Robert R. Cargill ...
    "An expert guide and teacher . . . delves into difficult topics with humor and ease. . . . Well worth reading." — Biblical ArcheologyFor many, the names Bethlehem, Babylon, and Jerusalem are known as the setting for epic stories from the Bible. What often gets missed is that these cities are far more than just the setting for the Bible and its characters—they were instrumental to the creation of ... Read more

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  • The Oxford Companion To The Bible

    by Bruce M. Metzger;Michael David Coogan ...
    The Bible has had an immeasurable influence on Western culture, touching on virtually every aspect of our lives. It is one of the great wellsprings of Western religious, ethical, and philosophical traditions. It has been an endless source of inspiration to artists, from classic works such as Michaelangelo's Last Judgment, Handel's Messiah, or Milton's Paradise Lost, to modern works such as Thomas ... Read more

    $123.99 CAD

  • The Oxford History of the Biblical World

    Edited by Michael D. Coogan ...
    In this impressive volume, leading scholars offer compelling glimpses into the biblical world, the world in which prophets, poets, sages, and historians created one of our most important texts--the Bible. For more than a century, archaeologists have been unearthing the tombs, temples, texts, and artifacts of the ancient Near East and the Mediterranean world. Using new approaches, contemporary ... Read more

    $20.79 CAD

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