Israel Studies & Archaeology

Zionism, Settlement and Building of the Land Series

What is special about this particular commentary is its use of accumulated knowledge and its integration of a research method with a traditional approach to the text.

This book deals with the identification and description of the interior furniture appearing in the Mishnah (Tables, Chairs, Beds and Cabinets.). This work offers many new identifications compatible with both the textual and archaeological sources. Photogr

What is special about this particular commentary is its use of accumulated knowledge and its integration of a research method with a traditional approach to the text.

This book is based on the findings of a study on the existence of marketing activities and initiatives in Jewish society in Palestine during the Mishna and Talmud era. It includes a number of subjects relating to economic and marketing activities, such as

This volume discusses various aspects of everyday life in rabbinic Palestine. It examines the Jewish literary evidence from textual, philological and legal viewpoints, correlating the results with contemporary archaeological evidence, and making constant

This book sets out to clarify the text of the Jerusalem Tractate Ma'asrot in its historical context. It includes a commentary to the Mishna and the Talmud. The texts are based on the Leiden MS, with variant readings, portions from the Genizah and The Vene

A comprehensive survey of seaweeds that grow on the Mediterranean coast of Israel, some of which are documented here for the first time. The first part of the book contains general information about algae and their environment. The second part comprises a

The book is based on the essays of the Muslim Jerusalem physician, Ab'u Abdallah Muhamad ibn Sa'id al-Tamimi, who lived in the second half of the 10th century. The information given by al-Tamimi is not restricted solely to medical matters but is also of g

Collected writings of Prof. Yehuda Elitzur (1911-1997) including approximately 60 revised studies which demonstrate his unique approach to Bible research, combining strict research methods with a deep faith. His studies, dealing mainly with the narrative

Collected studies on nature and agriculture, archaeology, history, geography and religious life in the Land of Israel. Numerous plates and maps.

This volume discusses various aspects of everyday life in rabbinic Palestine. It examines the Jewish literary evidence from textual, philological and legal viewpoints, correlating the results with contemporary archaeological evidence, and making constant

Ibn el Arabi (1076-1148), a Muslim religious scholar from Seville, recorded his impressions of Eretz Israel in numerous essays, a selection of which is presented in this volume. His writings comprise an original and fascinating record of the cultural and

A multidisciplinary study investigating the provenance and local trade of the common kitchenware of the Galilee and Golan from the late 1st century B.C.E. through the early 5th century C.E. Archaeological evidence is provided for the first time on local t

This volume examines a crucial period in Roman economic history in the light of contemporary evidence drawn from the vast corpus of rabbinic literature. From the series ''Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture''.

An annotated edition of a work which, when first published in 1816, constituted a breakthrough in Hebrew poetics and in the study of biblical poetry. The text is introduced by a detailed monograph on the author and his work.

An attempt to collect and interpret all Palestinian and rabbinic data pertaining to nautical matters and correlate them with contemporary literary and archaeological evidence. From the series ''Bar-Ilan Studies in Near Eastern Languages and Culture''.

This volume surveys the agrarian history of Palestine during the third and fourth centuries CE. It describes the various phases of transition from a rural economy based primarily on small peasant proprietorship to one dominated by the large estate, owned