Presents eighteen commissioned articles on biblical exegesis in early Judaism, covering the period after the Hebrew Bible was written and before the beginning o

Although Jewish tradition gives tremendous importance to the Hebrew Bible, from the beginning Jewish interpretation of those scriptures has been practiced with

Cognitive science of religion is a radically new paradigm in the study of religion. Apart from psychology and anthropology of religion, also historians of relig

This guide to the state of biblical studies features 20 chapters written by scholars from North America and Britain, and represents both traditional and contemp

Discusses the history and diversity of early interpretation and the influence of Jewish traditions