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G
o l d
, J
u d i t h
T
a y l o r
.
Monsters and madonnas: the roots o f Christian anti-
Semitism.
New York, New Amsterdam, 1988. 288 p.
Focuses on challenge to eradicate mythical-pagan roots in Chris
tianity as a means o f coping with its anti-Semitism.
G
r e e n b e r g
, I
r v i n g
.
The Jewish way: living the holidays.
New York, Sum
mit, 1988. 463 p.
Interpretation o f the holidays — their background, rituals and
religious significance.
G
r u n b l a t t
, J
o s e p h
.
Exile and redemption; meditation on Jewish history.
Hoboken,
N J ,
Ktav, 1988. 168 p.
Claims that Jews have now reached a stage in history which in
spires awareness o f “final redemption.”
H
a l p e r i n
, D
a v i d
J.
Thefaces o f the chariot: earlyJewish responses to Ezekiel’s
vision.
Tubingen, J.C.B. Mohr (Paul Siebeck), 1988. 610 p.
Hasidism: Continuity or Innovation.
Ed. by Bezalel Safran. Cambridge,
MA, Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies, 1988. 144 p.
Contains essays on various aspects o f the movement.
H
i l t o n
, M
ic h a e l
and
M
a r s h a l l
, G
o r d i a n
.
The Gospels and Rabbinic
Judaism; a study guide.
Hoboken, NJ, Ktav, 1988. 169 p.
H
o f f m a n
,
R.
J
o s e p h
and
L
a r u e
, G
e r a l d
A., eds.
Biblical v. secular ethics;
the conflict.
Buffalo, NY, Prometheus, 1988. 191 p.
Essays examine question whether morality is dependent upon
God and revealed truth.
I
d e l
, M
o s h e
.
Kabbalah; new perspectives.
New Haven, CT, Yale Univer
sity Press, 1988. 419 p.
Study o f Jewish mysticism from late antiquity to 19th-century
Hasidism.
I
a c o b s
, L
o u i s
.
Principles of the Jewish faith.
Northvale, NJ, lason
Aronson, 1988. 473 p.
Re-issue with revised preface o f work published in 1964.
K
a d e e n
, B
a r b a r a
B
in d e r
and
K
a d e e n
, B
r u c e
.
Teaching mitzvot; con
cepts, values and activities.
Denver, CO, Alternatives o f Religious
Education, 1988. 175 p.
K
r a m e r
, K
e n n e t h
P
a u l
.
The sacred art o f dying: how world religions un
derstand death.
Mahwah, NJ, Paulist Press, 1988. 226 p.
How different religions view death, including excerpts from
source materials. In addition to Judaism, work deals with traditions
o f American Indians, Tibetans, Chinese, Zen Buddhists, Moslems
and Christians.
L
e v e n s o n
, J
o n
D .
Creation and the persistence of evil: the Jewish drama
in divine omnipotence.
New York, Harper, 1988. 182 p.
Argues that God’s authority is result o f victory in the struggle
with evil, a struggle more complex than represented in doctrine
o f God’s creation o f the universe.