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He may not even know the Hebrew Bible directly. He quotes the Bible in Greek. JEWISH POPULATION IN ROME AND OSTIA There are very large Jewish communities in some of the major Roman cities.

On this subject, the Document says two things. First it declares that “the Jewish reading of the Bible is a possible one, in continuity with the Jewish Scriptures of the Second Temple period ...

In a new exhibit opening Tuesday, the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. has unveiled what it says is the oldest Jewish book ever discovered. According to the museum’s dramatic claim ...

In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses ...

This book combines an engaging prose style, methodological rigor, and creative insight, to recreates a previously unknown world of Christian-Jewish polemics in Babylonia ... New York 'A heretic ...

The post Rabbis print Jewish scripture on ruins of Sderot police station; terrorist’s body found after 40 days appeared first on The Times of Israel. The post Rabbis print Jewish scripture on ...

Life after death is not a central belief in Judaism. How Jews live their lives on Earth is considered to be more important than a possible afterlife. Jewish scripture has very little to say on ...

Rooted in the mystical teachings of Kabbalah, Hasidic thought delves into esoteric interpretations of Jewish scripture and tradition. Adherents believe in the interconnectedness of all existence ...

At its core, Brandeis is animated by a set of values that are rooted in Jewish history and experience. The first of these is a reverence for learning. Brandeis reflects the values of the Jewish ...

This is called Shekhinah. Jews believe they can connect with God by studying Jewish scripture. They may do this in a yeshiva or at home. Connecting with God through worshipping together began with ...

Is Shylock Jewish? studies Shakespeare's extensive use of stories from the Hebrew Bible in "The Merchant of Venice", and argues that Shylock and his daughter Jessica draw on recognizably Jewish ways ...