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A History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages, in 3 Volumes
Author: Henry Charles LeaHenry Charles Lea`s three-volume The History of the Inquisition of the Middle Ages (sold as a set only) is widely regarded by scholars in the field as one of the outstanding works of scholarship on the subject.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2001
Pages: 1936 pages
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A History of the Jews in Christian Spain. Vol. 1
Author: Yitzhak BaerOne of the century`s great classics of Jewish historiography. This first volume of the two-volume set takes the story down to the middle of the thirteen century in Castile.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2002
Pages: 473 pages
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A History of the Marranos
Author: Cecil RothThe tradegy and romance of the story of the secret Jews of the Spanish Peninsula is a lesson that every one must learn and always remember.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2001
Pages: 446 pages
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Biblical and Oriental Studies (2 volumes)
Author: Umberto Moshe David Cassuto; tr. Israel AbrahamsTwo-volume set of U. Cassuto's Biblical and Ancient Oriental Texts essays.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2005
Pages: 618 pages
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Chapters on Jewish Literature
Author: Israel AbrahamsThe twenty-five short chapters on Jewish Literature open with the fall of Jerusalem in the year 70 of the current era, and end with the death of Moses Mendelssohn in 1786. This book has been compiled with the definite aim of providing an elementary manual of Jewish literature both for home and school use.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2001
Pages: 275 pages
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Consolation for the Tribulations of Israel
Author: Martin A. CohenMany centuries ago a thoughtful and scholarly Jew asked the question: Why do the righteous suffer? Anxious to help us reach out for an answer, a brilliant young scholar, Martin A. Cohen, has prepared a translation of Consolaçam as tribulaçoens de Israel, a history of the Jews written by a Portuguese Marrano who had witnessed the tragic events that befell his people in Portugal in the first half of the sixteenth century.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2002
Pages: 367 pages
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JPS Torah Commentary: Deuteronomy
Author: Jeffrey H. TigayThe fifth and final JPS commentary on the last book of the Torah.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2004
Pages: 636 pages
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Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Vol. 12
Author: James HastingsThe most comprehensive work in its class; includes articles on all religions, ethical systems and movements, religious beliefs and customs, philosophical ideas, moral practices, as well as related subjects in anthropology, mythology, folklore, relevant areas of biology, psychology, economics and sociology.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2007
Pages: 900 pages
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Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Vol. 3
Author: James HastingsThe most comprehensive work in its class; includes articles on all religions, ethical systems and movements, religious beliefs and customs, philosophical ideas, moral practices, as well as related subjects in anthropology, mythology, folklore, relevant areas of biology, psychology, economics and sociology.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2007
Pages: 918 pages
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Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, 12 vls. plus Index
Author: James HastingsThe most comprehensive work in its class; includes articles on all religions, ethical systems and movements, religious beliefs and customs, philosophical ideas, moral practices, as well as related subjects in anthropology, mythology, folklore, relevant areas of biology, psychology, economics and sociology.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2007
Pages: 51 pages
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The End of Time
Author: David HorowitzA stunning departure from the polemics and social criticism that have made Horowitz one of our most controversial public intellectuals, The End of Time is a wide ranging, unflinching and lyrical meditation on subjects ranging from what parents inadvertently teach us in their deaths, to the forbidding reality of the cancer ward and the way in which figures like Mohammed Atta use death to become gods of their own mad creation.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2006
Pages: 165 pages
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The Fifty-Third Chapter of Isaiah according to the Jewish interpreters (in 2 vols.)
Author: S. R. DriverCollection of printed texts and MSS. by Jewish commentators on the 53rd Chapter of Isaiah, brought together by AD. Nubauer and translated with assistance of S.R.Driver.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2005
Pages: 1248 pages
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History of the Jews: Complete Set in 6 Volumes
Author: Heinrich GraetzA condensed reproduction of the entire eleven volumes of the “Geschichte der Juden,” the first comprehensive attempt to write the history of the Jews as the history of a living people and from a Jewish point of view.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2002
Pages: 4112 pages
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JPS Bible Commentary: Haftarot
Author: Michael FishbaneThe most recent addition to the JPS Bible Commentary series covers the varied selections from the Nevi'im that comprise the haftarot, chanted on Sabbaths and holy days in synagogues.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2004
Pages: 505 pages
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The International Critical Commentary (ICC): Amos and Hosea
Author: W. R. HarperThe author has taken up in connection with the first two of the immortal Twelve, many questions that concern just as closely the prophetic books. It is especially felt in the Introduction; in fact Harper's introduction to Amos and Hosea is really an introduction to Prophecy as such.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2005
Pages: 613 pages
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The Jewish Encyclopedia Vol. 6
Author: Isidore SingerA monumental work which laid the foundation of Jewish scholarship in America. Written by more then 400 contributors from all over the world—many considered founding “fathers” of their respective disciplines—this massive 12-volume Encyclopedia remains unsurpassed in many areas. Each of its 12 volumes was re-created by craftsmen of Varda Graphics, Inc. to look as close to the original as possible, while allowing the reader to take advantage of the latest computer technology.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2003
Pages: 725 pages
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JPS Torah Commentary: Leviticus
Author: Baruch A. LevineLevine ably brings modern scholarship as well as rabbinic commentary to bear when discussing the text in this third book in JPS Torah Commentary series.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2004
Pages: 288 pages
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Pesikta de-Rab Kahana
Author: William G. Braude (Gershon Zev) (Translator)A winner of the National Jewish Book Award in 1976, this book is the translation of the Pesikta, a famous collection of midrashim. The Pesikta emerged in a time of deep crisis for the Jewish people, disappeared sometime in the sixteenth century, and was reborn only in the nineteenth century.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2002
Pages: 897 pages
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JPS Hebrew-English (Jewish Bible) Tanakh
Author: JPS / Varda BooksA true searchable (offline -- English only; in optional online mode -- both English and Hebrew) replica (including Biblical Hebrew vowel and cantillation marks) of the original 2nd printed edition. It is a MUST for any serious student of The Holy Scriptures and perfect a participant in Bible-study groups.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2002
Pages: 2068 pages
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The Shema: Spirituality and Law in Judaism
Author: Norman LammThe Shema has been described as the "central watchword" of Jewish faith. The book represents an extensive commentary on the words of the Shema, drawing upon the wide range of traditional sources and the author's own reflections.
Publisher: Varda Books
Published: 2001
Pages: 235 pages
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