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Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation

by Aryeh Kaplan

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has translated Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the Sefirot, souls, and angels. When properly understood, Sefer Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen... (more)

The Koran

by N. J. Dawood, M. A. Abdel Haleem

"The Koran" is universally accepted by Muslims to be the infallible Word of God as first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel nearly fourteen hundred years ago. Its 114 chapters, or surahs, recount the narratives central to Muslim belief, and together they form one of the world's most influential prophetic works and a literary masterpiece in its own right. But above all, the "Koran" provides the... (more)

Biblical Figures Outside the Bible

Some biblical characters have achieved a post-canonical significance owing to their prominent roles in the canonical tradition and others in spite of (or perhaps because of) the scarcity of information about them in the Bible. This volume, edited by Stone (religion, Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem) and Bergren (religion, Univ. of Richmond), spotlights 14 of them: Adam, Eve, Seth, Enosh, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Melchizedek,... (more)

New Testament Apocrypha, Vol. 2: Writings Relating to the Apostles Apocalypses and Related Subjects

New Testament Apocrypha, Vol. 2: Writings Relating to the Apostles Apocalypses and Related Subjects

by Wilhelm Schneemelcher

A translation of "Neutestamenliche Apokryphen in Deutscher Ubersetzung". The apostles are the subject of this work, which includes all those writings published under the name of an apostle. An account of the way in which the concepts "apostle" and "apostolic" developed is also given.

Saint Joseph Edition of the New American Bible: The New Testament

Saint Joseph Edition of the New American Bible: The New Testament

Gilgamesh : Translated from the Sin-Leqi-Unninni Version

Gilgamesh : Translated from the Sin-Leqi-Unninni Version

The story of Gilgamesh, an ancient epic poem written on clay tablets in a cuneiform alphabet, is as fascinating and moving as it is crucial to our ability to fathom the time and the place in which it was written. Gardner's version restores the poetry of the text and the lyricism that is lost in the earlier, almost scientific renderings. The principal theme of the poem is a familiar one: man's persistent and... (more)

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