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1. Genesis: Translation and Commentary

   Robert Alter

   Robert Alter sets a new standard in the translation of this formative book of the Hebrew Bible.More

2. The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel

   Robert Alter

   "A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999More

3. The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

   Robert Alter

   "A modern classic....Thrilling and constantly illuminating."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book WorldMore

4. The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary

   Robert Alter

   One of Newsweek’s Best Books of the Year and winner of the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement.More

5. The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary

   Robert Alter

   First time in paperback: “One of the most ambitious literary projects of this or any age.”—Adam Kirsch, New RepublicMore

6. Hebrew Thought Compared with Greek

   Thorleif Boman

   "Builds on the premise that language and thought are inevitably and inextricably bound up with each other. . . . A classic study of the differences between Greek and Hebrew thought."—John E. Rexrine, Colgate UniversityMore

7. Nothing Makes You Free: Writings by Descendants of Jewish Holocaust Survivors

   Melvin Jules Bukiet

   A groundbreaking collection of Holocaust literature by the heirs to the greatest evil of our time.More

8. Unfinished People: Eastern European Jews Encounter America

   Ruth Gay

   Winner of the National Jewish Book Award, a seminal work of history on immigrant Jewish life in early twentieth-century New York.More

9. Judas: A Biography

   Susan Gubar

   "Judas is a dark journey through the murderousness of Christian Anti-Semitism, culminating in the mass slaughter of more than a and their associated European butchers. Lucid, study is close to definitive on the fictive figure of Judas."—Harold BloomMore

10. How to Read the Bible

    Richard Holloway, Simon Critchley

    “Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?”—The Book of JobMore

11. Semites and Anti-Semites: An Inquiry into Conflict and Prejudice

    Bernard Lewis

    "A powerful book. It combines the coolness of scholarship with conclusions that cannot fail to engage the passions."—Saul BellowMore

12. The English Bible, King James Version: The Old Testament

    Herbert Marks

    Volume(s): 1

    A stunning work of scholarship, the Norton Critical Edition of The English Bible, King James Version, is the most accessible edition available.More

13. A Living Lens: Photographs of Jewish Life from the Pages of the Forward

    Alana Newhouse, Pete Hamill

    "A feast for the eyes...bringing alive a long vanished world that's still eerily present."--Daniel Czitrom, New York PostMore

14. Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition

    David Nirenberg

    A powerful history that shows anti-Judaism to be a central way of thinking in the Western tradition.More

15. The Spanish Inquisition

    Cecil Roth

    No other organization for religious persecution ever equaled the Spanish Inquisition in intensity, scope, ruthless efficiency, and an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope.More