The debate about the central meaning of Tisha b’Av goes back more than 1500 years to a debate between Rabbi Judah who said Ei’khah can only mean (learning from) prophetic reproof, and Rabbi Nehemiah ...

The historical world of the first century Israel is fascinating to those who wish to understand more about Jesus’s life and ministry. Interestingly, there is a gap of about 300 years between the end ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls include many ancient texts from the Hebrew Bible, as well as psalms and other works.

2 volumes (xxvii, 747 pages) : 27 cm A reference guide designed especially for lay readers of the Bible, featuring nearly three hundred alphabetically arranged entries that offer ideas and facts about ...