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New York: Princeton University Press, 1990.. Edited by R.J.Werblowsky. Translated from the German by Allan Arkush. "The Kaballah is a rich tradition of repeated attempts to achieve and portray direct experiences of God: its twelfth and thirteenth century beginnings in southern France and Spain are probed in 'Origins of the Kaballah', a work crucial in Scholem's oeuvre. The… Read more about this item

New York: Hermon Press, 1970.. Reprint of the original 1935 edition. "So great was the impact made by Maimonides on medieval Judaism that people divided themselves into admirers and enemies of his rationalism.… Read more about this item

Lewiston: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1989.. 1st edition. Volume 35 in the Toronto Studies in Theology series. Ex-College library. Pp.165, armorial bookplate of The Rebecca Hussey Book Charity to front free endpaper, library sticker to inside front board, inkstamps to closed page edges not affecting internal pages. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine. Good.

London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1985.. 1st edition."Raphael illuminates some crucial issues of life and politics in Israel today by re-telling Jewish history in terms of Sephardi and Middle Eastern Jews who now constitute the majority of its population...he shows how the creative power in Jewish life spread from the Middle East all around the Mediterranean for many centuries, coming… Read more about this item

London:Robson Books Ltd, 1985.. In this pithy, moving and entertaining account of the 5,000-year story behind the rise of modern Israel, Bernard Kops and Martin Wiener have combined their talents to produce an original version of the history of the Jews which is witty, sad, urgent - and often very funny." Pp. 144, black & white drawings by Martin… Read more about this item

Minneapolis: Fortress Books, 1992.. One of the world's experts on classical Jewish history and literature here offers a clear and useful interpretation of the three major periods of Jewish history from the time of the Bible up to the present. It is a view from the inside, a description of the actual practice and thought of three epochs." … Read more about this item

Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1981.. The author carefully researched these festivals, and they all have been acted out with her own family. She then prepared the complete information necessary to recreate the symbolic representations of Christ as found in the holy celebrations of the Old Testament." Pp.186. Pbk. VG.

London: Macmillan and Co.Ltd, 1936.. 1st edition. "In addition to the Bible, he has also drawn upon one or two of the books of the Apocrypha, and to a limited extent upon the Rabbinical literature". Pp.xvi/159. Blue cloth, dustwrapper slightly darkened to spine with minor edge wear and corner of inner flap torn off. VG/G+.

London: Cassell and Co., 1946.. Gamaliel the First was the keystone of that span of five generations during which Judaism found a positive answer to the two most searching questions that can be address to a religion: Firstly, "Could it live without a political aspect, a 'Regnum'?" Secondly, "Could it live without a priestly centre and frame, a 'Sacerdotum'?"… Read more about this item

Poole: Blandford Press, 1979.. 1st ed. "...offers a concise and interesting account of the development of Jewish art from the formative times of Judaism to the beginning of the twentieth century...It discusses the relationship between Judaism and art in the light of the Second Commandment, and demonstrates that Judaism's supposed antipathy to art is not supported by Jewish… Read more about this item

Oxford: Heinemann Publishers. 1993.. 1st ed. "About a very special library of books written by and about the Jewish people. Contains many individual books which are about ancient stories, science, history, religious ceremonies". 26.5cms x 19.5cms. Pp 48, some colour illustrations. P/b, illustrated cover. VG.

London: W.H. Allen, 1960.. 1st British ed (revised.) "The concensus of opinion is that this is one of the finest interpretations of living Judaism ever written." Pp. 98, 5 b/w illustrations, ex college library stamps to fep, verso front board and title page. Dark blue cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w price-clipped, scuffing to… Read more about this item

London: Jewish Religious Educational Pub. n/d.. Contents Include:- Mendelssohn and Lessing, Lavater, Jews: The 'Phaidon': The Translation of the Pentateuch: Jerusalem: Morgenstunden: Extracts from Mendelssohn's Literary Work. Pp. 31. P/b, slight sunning to cover. G+.

London: Jewish Religious Educational Pub. n/d. (c.1950).. This booklet does not purport to be a critical study of the Prophets. It is a humble attempt at a brief historical survey of their times and an appreciation of some of their outstanding teachings." Pp. 46. P/b, slight sunning to spine and covers. G+.

London: Jewish Religious Educational Pub. 1952.. Contents Include:- Part. 1. Personal and Communal-Political Background. Part. 2. Religious, Legal, Philosophic and other Literature: Beliefs, Views and Rulings: Admiration and Condemnation: Extracts from Maimonide's writings." Pp. 44. P/b, sunning to spine and cover. G+.

London: Lutterworth Press, 1969.. 2nd imp. "His work is especially valuable for the pre-exilic period, and it emphasizes the positive values of the work of Moses and the prophets." Pp. 328, owner's name to fep. Red cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w has clear protective wrap and price-clipped. G+/G+.

London: The Olive Press. nd.. Describes, the Jew, his religion, his outlook on life and his misconceptions of Christianity as objectively as possible". Pp 67, discreet owners inkstamp to verso front cover. P/b. G+.

Exeter: The Paternoster Press. 1976.. The period between the Fall of Jerusalem and the birth of Christ is of great interest and importance for the story of Israel and the development of Judaism......Not only students, but all who wish to understand the Bible, will be helped by this book". Pp 136, ink stamp to verso front cover. P/b, slight… Read more about this item

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950.. Rep. Jewish history. Pp. 65/1 table. Inscrip. to fep. Pen marks to table. Slight toning to pages. P/b. G.

New York:Fleming H.Revell,1925.. 1st ed. Pp.408/4(ads),colour frontis. + 10 further sepia plates,owners name to fep. Green cloth,gilt title to front,title faded to spine. G+.