Mr. Raphael has produced a fascinating history of the Passover Haggadah, a history of the celebration of the Seder, an…

"The English translation of the Bible," remarked the 17-century antiquary John Selden, "is the best translation in the world, and…

This is an engaging book. It is the story of a quest undertaken by a modern American Reform rabbi to…

A book which for many centuries was seen by adherents of two great religions as the true Word of God…

"AS A CLASSICAL scholar," writes Dr. Bickerman in his Preface, "the author is interested in the books of the Bible…

CHAIM RAPHAEL, it might almost be said, has invented a new genre of historical writing. Taking the destruction of Jerusalem…

MANY YEARS AGO, when I was a schoolboy in Edinburgh, Cecil Roth came up from London to give a talk…

The flowering of Hebrew poetry in Spain in the two centuries between 1000 and 1200 C.E. is a perpetual challenge…

Enlightened Christians are now unhappy about what happened in the Holocaust and "The Star and the Cross" is a product…

"The Book of Job" continues to fascinate and challenge scholars. Last year, we had Marvin Pope's translation and commentary on…

It is impossible to discuss Wiesel's novels in the terms which one would normally employ in reviewing fiction. All his…