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Doron Mendels identifies 300 rules/codes of conduct for international relations in the Hellenistic period, against the background of early Christianity and Judaism.

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How did medieval hermits survive on their self-denying diet What did they eat, and how did unethical monks get around the rules Full of rich anecdotes, and including recipes for basic monk's stew and bread soup, - this title tells the story of hermits, monks, food and fasting in the Middle Ages.

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Exorcism is more widespread in contemporary England than perhaps at any other time in history.

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Presents a historical survey of 20th Century Roman Catholic Theological Ethics. The thesis is that only through historical investigation can we really understand how the most conservative and negative field in Catholic theology at the beginning of the 20th could become by the end of the 20th century the most innovative one.

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Jeffrey Burton Russell the explores the brighter side of eternity: heaven. The author explains how the joy of paradise has been conceived by writers, philosophers, and artists for whom heaven was an imminent reality.

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This work provides a survey of the history of the earliest Christian church in the period up to the fall of Jerusalem. It concentrates on: the figure of Paul; judicious and critical use of information in the Book of Acts; Judaizing versions of Christianit

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This work provides a survey of the history of the earliest Christian church in the period up to the fall of Jerusalem. It concentrates on: the figure of Paul; judicious and critical use of information in the Book of Acts; Judaizing versions of Christianit

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Tells about the Jews during the period from Alexander's conquest to the eve of the Maccabaean revolt, including the Jews in Egypt as well as the situation in Judah. This book addresses questions such as administration, society, religion, economy, jurisprudence, Hellenism and Jewish identity.

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Volume two in the four-volume history of the Second Temple period, looking at the period from Alexander's conquest to the eve of the Maccabaean revolt.

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This book provides a fascinating, unparalleled look at the Nation of Islam, including its history, the complexity of its views towards orthodox Muslims, women, and other minorities, and the trajectory of the group after the 1995 Million Man March.

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Focusing on its magical and apocalyptic movements and use in everyday life throughout history, this title charts Western astrology from 30,000 BCE up to the 17th century. It examines the foundations of a major feature of popular culture in the contemporary west, and explores the relationship between astrology and religion, and magic and science.

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Medieval and Renaissance Europe marked the high water mark for astrology. This book examines the foundation of modern astrology in the medieval and Renaissance worlds. It challenges the historical convention that astrology flourished only between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries.

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A beautiful young woman. An American soldier. A war-torn country. Nearly forty years of silence. Now, two daughters search for the truth they hope will set them free and the elusive peace their parents have never found.

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"This book presents a comparative study of the Urzeit-Endzeit eschatology in some Jewish apocalyptic literature for a fresh understanding of the Epistle to the Hebrews"--

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A Jewish Public Theology draws from Jewish law and political science to address the most searing current policy issues. It goes beyond the current orthodoxies of left, right, and populist ideologies to examine how an ancient tradition speaks to the disruptions of our global epoch.

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