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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st.ed. orig.wraps. rear cover sl.marked, o/w vg+. 191pp [Bth A. Berkowitz - Allegory and Ambiguity: Jewish Identity in Philo's 'De Congressu' / Jordon D. Rosenblum - From their Bread to their Bed: Commonsality, Intermarriage and Idolatry in Tannaitic Literature / Michal Baar-Asher Siegal - The Unintentional Killer: Midrashic Layers in the Second Chapter of Mishnah Makkot / Tzvi Novick - The 'For I say' Presumption: A Study in Early Rabbinic Legal Rhetoric / Alexander Toepel - When Did Adam Wear The Garment of Light? / Erica C.D. Hunter - Hebrew-Script Tombstones from Jam, Afghanistan / Adam S. Ferziger - Between Catholic Israel and the 'K'rov Yisrael': Non-Jews in Conservative Synagogues (1989 - 2009) / Daniel A. Michiela - A Brief History of the Second TemplePeriod Name 'Hyrcanus'] 191 p. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: New. This illuminating study is about the absence of a concept of time in ancient Judaism, and the predominance instead of process in the ancient Jewish world-view. Sacha Stern draws his evidence from the complete range of Jewish sources from this period: mainly early rabbinic literature, but also Jewish Hellenistic literature, Qumran sources, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and inscriptions. Following a methodological introduction drawing on anthropological studies, the author starts by focusing on the word used for time in early rabbinic literature, zeman. He shows that it means only 'points in time' or finite periods of time, but that the concept of time as a continuum-of time as a whole-is totally absent from rabbinic texts. It is unknown even in such obvious contexts as discussions of age, accounts of the creation of the universe, and in other matters relating to timing and time reckoning, the calendar, and chronology. He shows convincingly that although timing was central to early rabbinic halakhah, it was not conceived of as a measuring of the time dimension, but rather as a way of co-ordinating different processes (e.g. co-ordinating the reading of the Shema with sunrise or dusk). The calendar, likewise, was not a measurement of time but an astronomical scheme, and therefore only process-related. Similar conclusions apply to early rabbinic notions of chronology, history, and even ethics: the notion of time as an entity or a resource, so familiar in modern society, is completely unknown in rabbinic ethics. Further confirmation emerges from the author's study of non-rabbinic ancient Jewish sources in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, including Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphic works and Dead Sea Scrolls, sources that are also concerned with the calendar and chronology but without any notion of time per se. The absence of a concept of time is also attested in other Near eastern cultures, but stands in contrast to Graeco-Roman culture with its pervasive concept of chronos. The ancient Jewish view also stands in contrast with medieval Judaism, when the concept of time became well established in ethics, philosophy, biblical exegesis, and halakhah, a development which Stern attributes partly to the influence of Greek philosophy on medieval Jewish thinkers. He concludes with reflections on the wider implications of these findings, especially regarding the limited Hellenization of ancient Judaism and its cultural isolation within the Graeco-Roman world. This perceptive work, clearly, cogently, and convincingly argued, offers a new perspective on the world-view of ancient Judaism and its links with other cultures in the Near East of late antiquity.

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Condition: New. A comprehensive study of time, time-reckoning, and chronology in ancient Judaism, showing that ancient Jewish world-views were based not on time but rather on process. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227. . 2007. Paperback. . . . .

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Condition: New. A comprehensive study of time, time-reckoning, and chronology in ancient Judaism, showing that ancient Jewish world-views were based not on time but rather on process. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 8. Weight in Grams: 227. . 2007. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Paperback. Condition: New. This illuminating study is about the absence of a concept of time in ancient Judaism, and the predominance instead of process in the ancient Jewish world-view. Sacha Stern draws his evidence from the complete range of Jewish sources from this period: mainly early rabbinic literature, but also Jewish Hellenistic literature, Qumran sources, Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and inscriptions.Following a methodological introduction drawing on anthropological studies, the author starts by focusing on the word used for time in early rabbinic literature, zeman. He shows that it means only 'points in time' or finite periods of time, but that the concept of time as a continuum-of time as a whole-is totally absent from rabbinic texts. It is unknown even in such obvious contexts as discussions of age, accounts of the creation of the universe, and in other matters relating to timing and time reckoning, the calendar, and chronology. He shows convincingly that although timing was central to early rabbinic halakhah, it was not conceived of as a measuring of the time dimension, but rather as a way of co-ordinating different processes (e.g. co-ordinating the reading of the Shema with sunrise or dusk). The calendar, likewise, was not a measurement of time but an astronomical scheme, and therefore only process-related. Similar conclusions apply to early rabbinic notions of chronology, history, and even ethics: the notion of time as an entity or a resource, so familiar in modern society, is completely unknown in rabbinic ethics.Further confirmation emerges from the author's study of non-rabbinic ancient Jewish sources in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic, including Apocryphal and Pseudepigraphic works and Dead Sea Scrolls, sources that are also concerned with the calendar and chronology but without any notion of time per se. The absence of a concept of time is also attested in other Near eastern cultures, but stands in contrast to Graeco-Roman culture with its pervasive concept of chronos. The ancient Jewish view also stands in contrast with medieval Judaism, when the concept of time became well established in ethics, philosophy, biblical exegesis, and halakhah, a development which Stern attributes partly to the influence of Greek philosophy on medieval Jewish thinkers. He concludes with reflections on the wider implications of these findings, especially regarding the limited Hellenization of ancient Judaism and its cultural isolation within the Graeco-Roman world.This perceptive work, clearly, cogently, and convincingly argued, offers a new perspective on the world-view of ancient Judaism and its links with other cultures in the Near East of late antiquity.

cloth, dustjacket, 8vo xxxix+269 pp. the experience of being Jewish or of Jewishness in all its social and cultural dimensions; form Talmudic and Midrashic sources; the people of Israel; LIKE NEW condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Quarto. xvii, (1), 308, (2)pp. Indices and various bibliographies. Red boards with olive-gray bands at head & foot, spine lettered in white. A fine, as new copy. Based on a conference convened at the University College London under the auspices of the Institute of Jewish Studies in the summer of 2008. (OCLC) Sects and sectarianism are popular themes in Jewish history, but the meaning of these terms is elusive, often raising more problems than solutions. This volume, drawing on the expertise of a wide range of scholars, examines several Jewish groups from Antiquity to the present day that have been traditionally identified as 'sects' or as 'sectarian', including most famously the Qumran community and the Qaraites. It questions whether 'sect' and 'sectarianism' are appropriate or effective as historical categories for the interpretation of social and religious movements in Jewish history. (Publisher) Contents: pt. 1. Ancient -- pt. 2. Medieval and modern -- pt. 3. Theory and practice. Volume 12 of the Brill series, "IJS Studies in Judaica.".

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Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorSacha Stern (DPhil. Oxon. 1992) is Professor of Jewish Studies at University College London. He has published several books on calendars and time reckoning, including Calendars in Antiquity (Oxford 2012) and The Jewish.

Hardback. Condition: New. Calendar and Community traces the development of the Jewish calendar from its origins until it reached, in the tenth century CE, its present form. Drawing on a wide range of often neglected sources - literary, documentary, epigraphic, Jewish, Graeco-Roman and Christian - it is the first comprehensive work to have been written on the subject. It will be useful not only to historians and epigraphists for the interpretation of early Jewish datings, but also as a historical study of early Judaism in its own right. Its main theme is that the Jewish calendar evolved in the course of this period from considerable diversity (with a variety of solar and lunar calendars) to unity (with the normative rabbinic calendar). The unification of the calendar was one element in the unification of Jewish identity in later antiquity and the early medieval world.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Calendars in the Making investigates the Roman and medieval origins of several calendars we are most familiar with today, including the Christian liturgical calendar, the Islamic calendar, and the week as a standard method of dating and time reckoning.

Hardback. Condition: New. Calendar and Community traces the development of the Jewish calendar from its origins until it reached, in the tenth century CE, its present form. Drawing on a wide range of often neglected sources - literary, documentary, epigraphic, Jewish, Graeco-Roman and Christian - it is the first comprehensive work to have been written on the subject. It will be useful not only to historians and epigraphists for the interpretation of early Jewish datings, but also as a historical study of early Judaism in its own right. Its main theme is that the Jewish calendar evolved in the course of this period from considerable diversity (with a variety of solar and lunar calendars) to unity (with the normative rabbinic calendar). The unification of the calendar was one element in the unification of Jewish identity in later antiquity and the early medieval world.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Sects and sectarianism are popular themes in Jewish history, but the meaning of these terms is elusive, often raising more problems than solutions. This volume, drawing on the expertise of a wide range of scholars, examines several Jewish groups from Antiquity to the present day that have been traditionally identified as 'sects' or as 'sectarian', including most famously the Qumran community and the Qaraites. It questions whether 'sect' and 'sectarianism' are appropriate or effective as historical categories for the interpretation of social and religious movements in Jewish history.

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Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - The study of time, astronomy, and calendars, has been closely intertwined in the history of Western culture and, more particularly, Jewish tradition. Jewish interest in astronomy was fostered by the Jewish calendar, which was based on the courses of the sun and the moon, whilst astronomy, in turn, led to a better understanding of how time should be reckoned. Time, Astronomy, and Calendars in the Jewish Tradition, edited by Sacha Stern and Charles Burnett, presents a wide selection of original research in this multi-disciplinary field, ranging from Antiquity to the later Middle Ages. Its variety of approaches and sub-themes reflects the relevance of astronomy and calendars to many aspects of Jewish, and more generally ancient and medieval, culture and social history.Contributors include: Jonathan Ben-Dov, Reimund Leicht, Marina Rustow, Francois de Blois, Raymond Mercier, Philipp Nothaft, Josefina Rodriguez Arribas, Ilana Wartenberg, Israel Sandman, Justine Isserles, Anne C. Kineret Sittig, Katharina Keim, and Sacha Stern.

Condition: New. This book traces the development of the Jewish calendar from its origin until it reached, in the tenth century CE, its present form. It draws on a wide range of sources - literary, documentary and epigraphic; Jewish, Graeco-Roman and Christian. The unification of the calendar is seen as an element in the unification of Jewish identity. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 605. . 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. This book traces the development of the Jewish calendar from its origin until it reached, in the tenth century CE, its present form. It draws on a wide range of sources - literary, documentary and epigraphic; Jewish, Graeco-Roman and Christian. The unification of the calendar is seen as an element in the unification of Jewish identity. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JFSR1; PGZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 605. . 2001. 1st Edition. Hardcover. . . . .

Later cloth (library hardcovers) Slightly different sizes, average 23x16 cm. (few small imperfections, stamp on endpapers and title pages) Otherwise very good, see picture 25000g.

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Condition: Good. 4o. 32.5 x 24cm. Printed cover with another cover printed in colors and a list of cultural events.On May 10, 1919, the Association of French Homes organized a "Franco-American Matinee" at the Palais du Trocadéro in Paris to celebrate Mother's Day. This event took place shortly after the First World War and highlighted the burgeoning relationship between France and the United States.At the end of World War I: In 1919, France was still recovering from the devastation of war. Americans who had served in the expeditionary force were familiar with the country, and efforts were being made to strengthen cultural ties between the two nations.Provenance: Fond de l'Imprimerie STERN, 47 passage des Panoramas à Paris.Le Graveur Stern ou Stern Graveur est une société française d'imprimerie et de gravure fondée à Paris en 1834 dans le passage des Panoramas, bien connu pour ses gravures de haute qualité dont : les menus de repas de la haute société, les titres de bourse, les boutons de manchettes, les médailles, les billets de Banque, les cartes de visites et autres passeports diplomatiques. Graveur imprimeur à Paris, Stern Graveur, atelier spécialisé dans la gravure de papier à lettre, invitations, faire-part, monogrammes, chevalières armoriées, cartes de voeux.La Maison Stern et Aumoitte a été fondée en 1836 par Monsieur Aumoitte qui s'associe à un jeune graveur, Moïse Stern. Cette association dure jusqu'à la fin des années 1850 puis Moïse Stern reprend la Maison. L'ex-libris de la Maison Stern devient un grand « S » dans lequel se loge un lion dressé, la patte antérieure reposant sur le monogramme « MS » entrelacé. Une main brandissant un outil de graveur et deux pièces d'armure, un gant et le casque complètent la composition. En 1867 et en 1889, la Maison Stern se voit décerner la Médaille d'Or lors de ces deux expositions universelles. Par la suite Moïse Stern sera occasionnellement membre du jury qui décerne cette médaille. Dans les années 1890, M.Stern associe son fils René à l'entreprise qui prend le nom de Stern et fils. René Stern reprend la boutique à son compte en 1904. Parmi ses prestigieux clients, la Maison Stern a eu l'honneur de compter l'Elysée pour ses menus et ses invitations, les ambassades, la noblesse et les grandes entreprises françaises et étrangères. Chacun participe depuis longtemps au renom de la Maison. Depuis, les générations se sont succédé avec, aujourd'hui, une volonté très forte de conserver et valoriser un savoir-faire et des techniques qui tendent à disparaître.Engraver and printer in Paris, Stern Graveur, was a workshop specializing in the engraving of letterheads, invitations, announcements, monograms, heraldic signet rings, and greeting cards. The Maison Stern et Aumoitte was founded in 1836 by Mr. Aumoitte, who partnered with a young engraver, Moïse Stern. T.his partnership lasted until the late 1850s, when Moïse Stern took over the company. The Maison Stern bookplate became a large "S" containing a rearing lion, its foreleg resting on the intertwined monogram "MS." A hand brandishing an engraver's tool and two pieces of armor, a glove, and a helmet, complete the composition. In 1867 and 1889, the Maison Stern was awarded the Gold Medal at these two World's Fairs. Moïse Stern would later occasionally serve as a member of the jury that awarded this medal. In the 1890s, Mr. Stern brought his son René into the business, which took the name Stern et fils. René Stern took over the shop in 1904. Among its prestigious clients, Maison Stern has had the honor of counting the Élysée Palace for its menus and invitations, embassies, the nobility, and major French and foreign companies. Each has long contributed to the Maison's reputation.

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