Minor creasing and rubbing to wraps. ; M. A. Júnior: Fílon de Alexandria na interpretação das escrituras ? S. Torallas Tovar: La lengua de Fílon de Alejandría en el panorama lingüístico del Egipto romano ? T. Faia: Embaixada a Calígula. Augustina Bessa-Luís e uma memória de Fílon de Alexandria ? R. M. Duarte: Lógos endiáthetos e prophorikós na formação da cristologia patrística ? M. Fernandes: O profetismo no tratado De Iosepho de Fílon de Alexandria ? C. Motta Rios: Exílio, diáspora e saudades de Jerusalém: estudo em Jeremias 29: 1-14 em Fílon de Alexandria? M. Fernandes: Physis no tratado d... View More...
Blank white stickers have been affixed to wraps. One small white sticker has repaired a small tear to last page of text. ; The Seventh International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies; 64 pages; The following notes, written to assist delegates to the seventh International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies, are divided into two parts, the first a brief survey of the archaeology of the country in the periods concerned, the second an account of the Roman frontier system in the country's southern region. View More...
Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing. Book has very minor shelfwear else fine. ; In German. Der renommierte Ägyptologe Jan Assmann über die politische oder theoretische Legitimation von Herrschaft. Wie seine Studien zu den Wurzeln der Religionen Ägyptens und Israels zeigen, fanden die Staaten- und Rechtsbildungen vor der Entwicklung der religiösen Weltbilder statt. Fundamentale Prinzipien wie Gerechtigkeit, Macht, Solidarität, Schuld, Gesetz und Recht wurden zuerst im Politischen umgesetzt, bevor sie ins Religiöse und Theologische transformiert wurden. ; 1.38 x 9.02 x 5.79 Inches; 338 pa... View More...
Light shelfwear to book and DJ. 1 small chip to DJ. ; 462 pp Hebrew text +plates + 24 pp English text. ; Eretz-Israel, Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Studies. Vol. 28; Vol. 28; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall View More...
Stamped "DUPL" to titlepage. Light foxing to top of textblock and part of spine. Small minor stain to back board. Appears to have been publisher's copy. ; Arbeiten Zur Literatur Und Geschichte Des Hellenistischen Judentums; 116 pages View More...
Minor shelfwear to book. 1 small tear to DJ (1 cm). Very light shelfwear to DJ. ; 333 pp Hebrew text +plates + 83 pp English text. ; Eretz-Israel, Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Studies. Vol. 19; Vol. 19; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall View More...
Inscribed to Vartan Gregorian on dedication page. 1 inner hinge starting to weaken. Very slight waviness to pages. ; Catalog of the Centennial Anniversary Exhibition, profusely illustrated in color and black and white. Text in English and Hebrew; JNUL Publications No. 10; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 210 pages View More...
DJ spine sunned. Light shelfwear to book and DJ. ; 371 pp Hebrew text +plates + 208 pp English text. ; Eretz-Israel, Archaeological, Historical and Geographical Studies. Vol. 20; Vol. 20; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall View More...
Rebound in 1/4 cloth, marbled boards. Browned spine label. Corners are edgeworn. Scholar's name to ffep (Christian Habicht) , light notes and underlining in the text. Pages tanned. ; Xii, 260pp, map. ; Die Heilige Schrift Des Alten Testaments Iv. Band 4. Abt. ; 260 pages View More...
Book has been rebound in decorative boards with dark greek spine. White label on spine with title. 3 old library stamps on reverse of titlepage--no other ex-lib markings. Foxing throughout. ; (aus der Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft Bd. VI. Und Bd. IX. Besonders abgedruckt) ; 50 pages View More...
Book has very light shelfwear else fine. DJ has 1 tiny chip and faint crease along upper edge. ; The first book of its kind, this richly informative guide to the world of late antiquity offers the most recent scholarship to the researcher along with sheer reading pleasure to the browser. In eleven comprehensive essays and in over 500 encyclopedic entries, an international cast of experts provides essential information and fresh perspectives on the history and culture of an era marked by the rise of two world religions, unprecedented political upheavals that remade the map of the known world, a... View More...
Former owner's name on ffep has been blacked out. Light shelfwear else NF; Old Testament Readings; 0.67 x 8.76 x 5.4 Inches; 192 pages; Combining insights from social and literary theory with a firm grasp of traditional historical studies, Brett argues that the Book of Genesis can be read as resistance literature. In Brett's illuminating analysis, stories such as the marriages of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob as well as the narratives of Hagar, Dinah and Tamar reveal that the editors of Genesis were directly engaged with contemporary issues--especially the nature of an authentic community--and that... View More...
Minor shelfwear to DJ. Light dust soiling to textblock. ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh troops to restore the ... View More...
Very Minor shelfwear to DJ. DJ is discolored. Minor shelfwear otherwise to DJ. ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroyed before the new government was able to send fresh... View More...
Scholar's bookplate to inner cover (G. P. Goold). Foxing/dustsoiling to top of textblock. DJ has light sunning. Mild soiling to DJ; Deals with the last few days of A. D. 69 after the death of Vitellius, the outbreak of the revolt on the Rhine, and events of the early months of A. D. 70 in Rome, German and the East, where Vespasian, now supreme master of the Empire, was preparing his return to Rome. Tactius displays his mastery in recounting not only senatorial debates in the capital but also the complexities of the war on the Rhine, in which Roman legions were demoralised and virtually destroy... View More...
Pictorial boards. ; 270pp, profusely illustrated. Published by the Center for Jewish Art of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. A special issue devoted to Russian Jewish modern art (including Chagall) ; Journal of the Center for Jewish Art; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 270 pages View More...
Former owner's name stamped on flyleaf, some ink underlining and marginalia in chapter 1 (about 4 pages) , else VG. ; Xiv, 305pp. ; 305 pages View More...
Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Dustjacket is price-clipped and protected in library protective sleeve which has been taped to book leaving tape stains on inner covers. Mark on text-block in red felt marker. ; Greek Exclusiveness & the Political Ideals of Alexander the Great; The Hellenistic Age; The Earliest Greek Contact with Egypt; Alexander in Egypt; The Papyri & their Value; The Hellenization of Egypt; Alexandria; The Earliest Hebrew Contact with Egypt; The Jews in Egypt in later Times; The Question of Jewish Citizenship at Alexandria; The Greek Contact with th... View More...
Publisher:
Jerusalem, The Department of Antiquities and Museums in the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Department of Archaeology, Hebrew University : 1971
Very Light browning to spines. Minor shelfwear. Former owner's names to ffeps. Stamp to inner cover of Plates volume. ; 222 + (219 pages + 100 plates) pages; 'Atiqot, English Series, Volume IX-X. 2 Volume Set View More...
Publisher:
Jerusalem, The Department of Antiquities and Museums in the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Department of Archaeology, Hebrew University : 1967
Backstrip a bit sun-faded, a few small stains on covers. Top of spine bumped. ; 2 maps, 80 plates, 132 photos 256pp, illustrated. Hebrew text with a 4pp English summary. ; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 256 pages View More...
Some scattered foxing. Very Slight rippling to front board (moisture damage) ; Viii,95pp, many text-figures, + 27pls. ; The Schweich Lectures of the British Academy 1908; 95 pages View More...
Minor shelfwear. ; The stirring story of the economic and cultural struggles of the eastern European immigrants to the United States in the early 1900's, as witnessed through the lives and contributions of eleven different men. Their contributions in politics, education, trade-unionism, philosophy, poetry and drama helped to shape the pattern of the Jewish community. Originally published in 1965 by Wayne State University Press, this edition contains a new introduction by Jacob Neusner. ; Brown Studies in Judaica; 379 pages View More...
Inked name-stamp on halftitle (David Levenson) else unmarked. Some wear to top corners of wraps else minor shelfwear. ; Xxix, 203pp, illustrated. The rich tradition and profound spirituality of Judaism has touched people the world over for thousands of years. With the arrival in the Near East of Alexander the Great and the destruction of the Temple in 70 CE, the synagogue came to represent a new era of this powerful religion, one which witnessed a greater emphasis on shared religious experience and prayer. In turn, the synagogue, derived from the Greek, meaning an "assembly," has come to mean ... View More...
Former owner's name to titlepage. A few passages have highlighting else VG ; Reprint of the 1867 ed. Xxi, 770pp. ; Enlarged Type--Illustrated; Large 8vo; 770 pages View More...
DJ has very light creasing along top edge else Fine. ; Religions in the Graeco-Roman World; 516 pages; This volume deals with the origins and rise of Christian pilgrimage cults in late-antique Egypt. Part One covers the major theoretical issues in the study of Coptic pilgrimage, such as sacred landscape and shrines' catchment areas, while Part Two examines native Egyptian and Egyptian Jewish pilgrimage practices. Part Three investigates six major shrines, from Philae's diverse non-Christian devotees to the great pilgrim centre of Abu Mina and a Thecla shrine on its route. The fourth part of th... View More...
1 corner bumped else book and DJ are fine. ; Volume I of this set collects forty-three of David Noel Freedman's best shorter pieces on the themes of history and religion--from "The 'House of Absalom' in the Habakkuk Scroll" (1949) to "Editing the Editors: Translation and Elucidation of the Text of the Bible" (1993). ; Vol. 1; 545 pages View More...
