Search Results: the last trial on the legends by spiegel shalom

LongHill Partners, Incorporated, 1993. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

LongHill Partners, Incorporated, 1993. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedGood. Moderate shelf wear and scuffing to cover, sticker residue on the rear cover, page edges have minor staining, inside pages clean, great ready copy

Jewish Lights. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Jewish Lights. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Behrman House, 1979-06. Paperback. Good.

UsedVeryGood. Bookplate included.\r\n\r\nSigns of wear/scuffs on front/back cover, lower/upper bind & adhesive/stitching near spine but book is in very good condition. Text is mostly clean & readable.

Turner Publishing Company. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Schocken, 1969. Paperback. Slight ink markings, previous owner's name,faded and worn wrappers.

Jewish Lights, 1993-07-31. hardcover. Very Good. 6x0x9. 1967 version. The book is in great shape. The books does not come with a dust cover.

Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxx, 162pp. Very good softcover. Pages clean, binding sound. A Jewish Lights Classic Reprint. . Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Paperback Edition. 1993.

Behrman House, June 1979. Paper Back. Very Good. Light to moderate cover wear, firm binding, unmarked text.

Schocken Books. Good. 1969. First Printing. Softcover. 162 pages. Clean text, good binding, back cover has discoloration, cover creased at the spine. Includes List of Abbreviations, Introduction, The Last Trial, The Akedah, Index of Biblical References, Index of Midrashic Talmudic Sages. First schocken paperback ed 1969 . Frontispiece photograph reproduced by permission of The Walters Art Gallery ; .

Jewish Lights Publishing, September 1993. Paper Back. New. Slain by Abraham, Isaac is resurrected by the angel; the ram that took Isaac's place was created on the Sabbath; God is not testing Abraham's faith but punishing him for rejecting Ishmael. Variations and details such as these were woven into the Genesis text by centuries of Talmudic lore and rabbinic commentary. In this classic work, Spiegel explores the rich traditions surrounding the <i>Akedah</i> (binding of Isaac) from the earliest Jewish legends through the Middle Ages. He traces the story's echoes of ancient sacrificial rites--both animal and human--into the archaic past and demonstrates its influence on various Old Covenant rituals that followed: Isaac's near-sacrifice prefigures the Passover, the ram's horn becomes the shofur that announces the New Year. The <i>Akedah</i> served as a perennial touchstone for collective memory, summoned up as each generation faced trials and persecutions… Read More

Jewish Lights, 1993 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Minor shelf wear. Otherwise a square, tight, unmarked book. Index. xxx, 165 pp. .

New York: Schocken Books, 1969. 1st Schocken Ppbk Ed., 1969 . Trade Paperback. Like New. 8vo or 8° (Medium Octavo): 7¾" x 9¾" tall. Robert Giusti (Cover Design). 162 pp. Nearly flawless copy with minimal external wear. Very light pencil markings and marginalia throughout text. Small crease on front cover page top corner.

Jewish Lights Publishing, September 1993. Paper Back. New. Slain by Abraham, Isaac is resurrected by the angel; the ram that took Isaac's place was created on the Sabbath; God is not testing Abraham's faith but punishing him for rejecting Ishmael. Variations and details such as these were woven into the Genesis text by centuries of Talmudic lore and rabbinic commentary. In this classic work, Spiegel explores the rich traditions surrounding the <i>Akedah</i> (binding of Isaac) from the earliest Jewish legends through the Middle Ages. He traces the story's echoes of ancient sacrificial rites--both animal and human--into the archaic past and demonstrates its influence on various Old Covenant rituals that followed: Isaac's near-sacrifice prefigures the Passover, the ram's horn becomes the shofur that announces the New Year. The <i>Akedah</i> served as a perennial touchstone for collective memory, summoned up as each generation faced trials and persecutions… Read More

Jewish Lights Pub, 1993. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.

Paperback / softback. New.

New York: Behrman House, 1979. Reprint edition. Paperback. Very Good/Wraps. 21 Cm. A Very Good paperback with lightly rubbed covers. Clean, tight, unmarked. .. Wraps . ISBN: 0874412900. Catalogs: Religion.