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1. 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

2. The Book of Job

   Raymond P. Scheindlin

   "An extraordinary and invaluable version of this great biblical treasure."—David R. Slavitt, Philadelphia InquirerMore

3. 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

4. The Book of Splendor: A Novel

   Frances Sherwood

   A historical novel about the most unlikely of lovers, interwoven with the mysticism of the Jewish occult.More

5. The Butcher's Tale: Murder and Anti-Semitism in a German Town

   Helmut Walser Smith

   One of the most dramatic explorations of a German town in the grip of anti-Semitic passion ever written.More

6. 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

7. 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

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

   Robert Alter

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

9. Genesis: Translation and Commentary

   Robert Alter

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

10. 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

11. How to Read the Bible

    Richard Holloway, Simon Critchley

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

12. 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

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. 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

15. 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