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Sarna, Nahum M. WRITING A COMMENTARY ON THE TORAH. 1990 Cincinnati: Judaic Studies Program, University OF Cincinnati,

Paper Wrappers 8vo. 19 pages. Part of the series: Rabbi Louis Feinberg memorial lecture in Judaic Studies. Bible scholar. Sarna was an editor and translator for the new Jewish Publication Society translation of the Bible and is the general editor of its Bible Commentary Project, and, after retiring from Brandeis University, academic consultant for Judaica. He was a departmental editor of the Encyclopaedia Judaica for Bible-the period of the Pentateuch, the Desert, Joshua and Judges- and also contributed major articles to the Encyclopaedia Britannnica, the Encyclopaedia Hebraica, the Encyclopaedia Biblica Hebraica, the Encyclopaedia of Religion, and the Oxford Companion to the Bible. He has written over 100 scholarly articles. One of the major thrusts of his work has been to make the Bible and biblical scholarship available to the broad Jewish community. For example, his book Understanding Genesis (1966) has served as a general introduction to the Bible and was followed by Exploring Exodus (1986) and his Commentary on Genesis (1989) . SUBJECT(S) : Bible. O. T. - Commentaries. OCLC lists 20 copies worldwide. Slight bow to lower part of book Minimal shelf wear. Text is clean. In Very Good Condition. An important lecture by a key scholar, surprisingly difficult to find. (BIBLE-1-2).

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Adar, Zvi. HUMANISTIC VALUES IN THE BIBLE. 1967. New York : Reconstructionist Press. ; fester Einband / hard cover

Cloth. 8vo. 429 pages. First English edition. SUBJECT (S) : Bible. O. T. -- study and teaching. CONTENTS: Trends and aims; The Biblical narrative; Prophecy; The law; Poetry; The wisdom literature; Teaching the bible: a summary. Adar (1917-1991) was an Israel educator. "He interested himself in the speculative aspects involved with Jewish identity in the past and its meaning in the present, transmitting his thoughts to the younger generation through the medium of education. He wrote extensively, his most important work being Ha-Arakhim ha-Hinnukhiyyim shel ha-Tanakh (1954; Humanistic Values in the Bible, 1968) . In this work Adar attempted to use literary analysis to reveal the educational values in the biblical narrative. As the Bible was one of the main subjects of instruction in the Israel educational system Adar tried to show how the Bible could be used as a means for character education" (staff, EJ) . Ex library. A little worn, with two inch long tear on back strip, good condition. (BIBLE-9-14)

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Berkowitz, David Sandler. IN REMEMBRANCE OF CREATION: EVOLUTION OF ART AND SCHOLARSHIP IN THE MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE BIBLE.

Waltham, Massachusetts: Brandeis University Press, 1968. Cloth; 4to. Xviii, 211 pages. White grain cloth leatherette, gilded and embossed cover and spine title. Printed on beautiful parchment-like paper. Many plates in black and white. Frontispiece illustration in color. Examines about 212 manuscripts and books pertaining to the Bible; including the Gutenberg Bible, the 1462 Fust & Schoeffer Bible, and The Eliot Bible, the first complete Bible printed in the Western hemisphere. Series: Publications of the Society of Bibliophiles at Brandeis University, no. 3. "Catalogue of an exhibition to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of Brandeis University held at the Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Brandeis University Library, May 4th through June 11th, 1968." Includes bibliographies. Manuscripts, Medieval -- Exhibitions. Manuscripts, Renaissance -- Exhibitions. Bible -- Photographies, illustrations, etc. Art medieval -- Catalogues. Art de la Renaissance. Top 4 inches of backstrip have cracked and separated from spine, although present; bottom edge is starting; couple of light spots on book edges. Rest of book in like-new condition. (CT-2)

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Adar, Zvi. THE BIBLICAL NARRATIVE. 1959 Jerusalem: Dept. OF Education And Culture, World Zionist Organization, ; fester Einband / hard cover

Cloth 12 mo. 280 pages. Adar (1917-1991) was an Israel educator. "He interested himself in the speculative aspects involved with Jewish identity in the past and its meaning in the present, transmitting his thoughts to the younger generation through the medium of education. He wrote extensively, his most important work being Ha-Arakhim ha-Hinnukhiyyim shel ha-Tanakh (1954; Humanistic Values in the Bible, 1968) . In this work Adar attempted to use literary analysis to reveal the educational values in the biblical narrative. As the Bible was one of the main subjects of instruction in the Israel educational system Adar tried to show how the Bible could be used as a means for character education" [Editorial Staff Encyclopaedia Judaica]. SUBJECT(S) : Bible as literature; Oude Testament; Verhalen. Gilt lettering on spine. Creasing and chipping to dustjacket. Bumping to edges of dustjacket. Dustjacket is in Good condition. Book is in Very Good condition. (BIBLE-1-24).

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