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Etz Hayim—"Tree of Life" recommends the following resources for advancing study of the Torah (Pentateuch) and Tanakh (Jewish Hebrew Scriptures / ~Christian Old Testament), Jewish and Christian theological and biblical studies and Jewish-Christian Relations and Dialogue ... follow links for book details. [Links open individual detail pages e.g., at Amazon.com].
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Biblical Commentaries |
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Genesis/Bereshit |
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Genesis: Translation and Commentary
~Robert Alter
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Understanding Genesis
~Nahum M. Sarna
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JPS Torah Commentary
Genesis
~Nahum M. Sarna
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The Beginning of Desire
Reflections on Genesis
~Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
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Torah Lights: Bereshit, Confronting Life, Love and Family
~Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
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Exodus/Shemot |
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The JPS Torah
Commentary
Exodus
~Nahum Sarna
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Exploring Exodus: The Origins of Biblical Israel
~Nahum Sarna
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The Particulars of Rapture: Reflections on Exodus
~Avivah Gottlieb Zornberg
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Leviticus/Vayikra |
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Leviticus
(Continental Commentary)
~Jacob Milgrom
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JPS Torah Commentary
Leviticus
~Baruch A. Levine
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Leviticus As Literature
~Mary Douglas
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Anchor Yale Bible
Leviticus 1-16
~Jacob Milgrom
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Anchor Yale Bible
Leviticus 17-22
~Jacob Milgrom
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Numbers/Bamidbar |
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The JPS Torah
Commentary
NUMBERS
~Jacob Milgrom
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In the Wilderness: The Doctrine of Defilement in the Book of Numbers
~Mary Douglas
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Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
Numbers 1-20
~Baruch A. Levine
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Anchor Yale Bible Commentaries
Numbers 21-36
~Baruch A. Levine
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Deuteronomy/Devarim |
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Anchor Yale Bible
Commentaries
Deuteronomy 1-11
~Moshe Weinfeld
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The JPS Torah
Commentary
Deuteronomy
~Jeffrey H. Tigay
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Other Biblical and Torah
Commentaries |
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On the Book of Psalms: Exploring the Prayers
of Ancient Israel
~Nahum M. Sarna
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The Modern Men's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Men
on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions
~Salkin (Ed)
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The Women's Torah Commentary: New Insights from Women on the 54 Weekly Torah Portions ~Goldstein (Ed)
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The Women's Haftarah Commentary: New Insights from Women...
~Elyse Goldstein (Ed)
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The JPS Bible Commentary:
Haftarot
~Michael Fishbane
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Lectionaries |
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The Revised Common Lectionary, 1992
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The Lectionary for
Mass, Study Edition
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Bibles and Torah |
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Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary
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The Torah: A Modern Commentary, Rev. Ed.
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The Five Books
of Moses
~Everett Fox
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The Torah: A
Women's Commentary
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The Jewish Study Bible
~Berlin & Brettler
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The Catholic Study
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Holy Bible: New Revised Standard Version
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Preaching and Teaching |
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Preaching the Letters Without Dismissing the Law: A Lectionary Commentary
~R. Allen & C. Williamson
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Preaching the Gospels Without Blaming the
Jews: A Lectionary Commentary
~R. Allen & C. Williamson
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Preaching the
Old Testament:
A Lectionary
Commentary
~R. Allen & C. Williamson
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The Misunderstood Jew: The Church and the Scandal of the
Jewish Jesus
~Amy Jill Levine
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The Reluctant Parting: How the New Testament's Jewish Writers Created a Christian Book
~Julie Galambush
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Has God Only One Blessing? Judaism as a Source of Christian Self-Understanding
~Mary Boys
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Seeing Judaism Anew: Christianity's Sacred Obligation
~Mary Boys (Ed)
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Princeton Readings in Religions
The Historical Jesus in Context
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Judaism |
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Let Us Rejoice:
The Jewish Roots of Christian Feasts
~Marianne Dacy
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JPS Guide
Jewish Traditions
~Ronald. L. Eisenberg
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The Jewish Holidays:
A Guide and Commentary
~Michael Strassfeld
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Entering the High Holidays
A Guide to Origins, Themes and Prayers
~Reuven Hammer
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Spirituality of the Bible |
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Daughter of a Voice
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Jewish Spirituality: A Brief Introduction for Christians
~Lawrence Kushner
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Hebrew Language |
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The First Hebrew Primer
~Simon, Resnikoff & Motzkin
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The Cambridge Biblical Hebrew Workbook
~Nava Bergman
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A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew
C.L. Seow
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Biblical Hebrew:
An Introductory Grammar ~Page H. Kelley

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A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew:
An Introductory Grammar ~Kelley, Burden & Crawford
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The Book of Letters
~Lawrence Kushner
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The Wisdom of the Hebrew Alphabet
~Michael L. Munk
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Seasonal Commentaries - Christian Themes |
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Advent of the Savior: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives of Jesus
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An Adult Christ at Christmas: Essays on the Three Biblical Christmas Stories, Matthew 2 and Luke 2
~Raymond E. Brown
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A Coming Christ in Advent: Essays on the Gospel Narratives Preparing for the Birth of Jesus: Matthew 1 and Luke 1
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Raymond E. Brown
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The Birth of the Messiah: A Commentary on the Infancy Narratives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Raymond E. Brown
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