The Holy Books of Yahweh
Jewish Sacred Writings on Prayer, Law, Philosophy, Legend, and HistoryBy Simeon Singer, Samuel Rapaport, Nurho de Manhar, Heinrich Graetz, Louis Ginzberg, Judah Halevi, Moses Maimonides, Abraham Cohen
Length601h 13m
About this audiobook
The Holy Books of Yahweh gathers theological reflection, biblical interpretation, historical inquiry, liturgical sensibility, and philosophical argument into a capacious meditation on Jewish sacred literature. Its range moves between scriptural exposition, rabbinic tradition, medieval devotion, and modern scholarly narration, revealing the holy books not as a fixed monument but as a living field of interpretation. Particularly compelling are its encounters with divine names, law, prayer, national memory, and the ethical demands of revelation. The contributors span markedly different intellectual worlds: medieval Hebrew poetry and rational philosophy stand beside nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Jewish historiography, translation, pedagogy, and the study of legend. Together, these voices situate sacred writing within the long continuities of Judaism, from biblical and rabbinic inheritance to the modern academic recovery of Jewish history and thought. Their collective presence reflects the dialogue between tradition and critical scholarship that has shaped modern Jewish letters. This volume will reward readers seeking a learned introduction to the many ways Jewish communities have read, preserved, and debated their foundational texts. By placing divergent genres and eras in one collection, it encourages comparison as well as reverence. Students of religion, literature, and intellectual history will find an educationally rich anthology whose internal conversations illuminate the enduring interpretive life of scripture.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Literary Classics
Length601 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 27, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Holy Books of Judaism
2Religious Texts
3Tanakh (pt. 1)
4Tanakh (pt. 2)
5Tanakh (pt. 3)
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6Tanakh (pt. 4)
7Tanakh (pt. 5)
8Tanakh (pt. 6)
9Tanakh (pt. 7)
10Tanakh (pt. 8)
11Tanakh (pt. 9)
12Tanakh (pt. 10)
13Tanakh (pt. 11)
14Tanakh (pt. 12)
15Tanakh (pt. 13)
16Tanakh (pt. 14)
17Tanakh (pt. 15)
18Tanakh (pt. 16)
19Tanakh (pt. 17)
20Tanakh (pt. 18)
21Tanakh (pt. 19)
22Talmud
23Book 1: Tract Sabbath
24EXPLANATORY REMARKS.
25Preface To The Second Edition.
26EDITOR'S PREFACE.
27BRIEF GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE BABYLONIAN TALMUD.
28INTRODUCTION TO TRACT SABBATH.
29SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME I.--TRACT SABBATH.
30TRACT SABBATH. (pt. 1)
31TRACT SABBATH. (pt. 2)
32TRACT SABBATH. (pt. 3)
33TRACT SABBATH. (pt. 4)
34SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME II.--TRACT SABBATH (pt. 1)
35SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME II.--TRACT SABBATH (pt. 2)
36SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME II.--TRACT SABBATH (pt. 3)
37SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME II.--TRACT SABBATH (pt. 4)
38Book 2: Tracts Erubin, Shekalim, Rosh Hashana
39INTRODUCTION TO TRACT ERUBIN.
40SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME III.--TRACT ERUBIN 1 (pt. 1)
41SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME III.--TRACT ERUBIN 1 (pt. 2)
42SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME III.--TRACT ERUBIN 1 (pt. 3)
43SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME III.--TRACT ERUBIN 1 (pt. 4)
44SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME III.--TRACT ERUBIN 1 (pt. 5)
45PREFACE TO TRACT SHEKALIM.
46SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF VOLUME IV.--TRACT SHEKALIM.1
47TRACT SHEKALIM.
48INTRODUCTION TO TRACT ROSH HASHANA (NEW YEAR'S DAY).
49SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF TRACT ROSH HASHANA 1 (pt. 1)
50SYNOPSIS OF SUBJECTS OF TRACT ROSH HASHANA 1 (pt. 2)
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