{"product_id":"avodah-an-anthology-of-ancient-poetry-for-yom-kippur-paperback","title":"Avodah: An Anthology of Ancient Poetry for Yom Kippur - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael D. Swartz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoseph Yahalom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAvodah \u003c\/i\u003eis the first major translation of one of the most important genres of the lost literature of the ancient synagogue. \u003ci\u003ePiyyut\u003c\/i\u003e literature can teach us much about how ancient Jews understood sacrifice, sacred space, and sin. The poems are also a rich source for retrieving myths and symbols not found in the conventional Rabbinic sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael D. Swartz is Professor of Hebrew and Religious Studies at the Ohio State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMystical Prayer in Ancient Judaism: An Analysis of Ma'aseh Merkavah\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and \u003ci\u003eScholastic Magic: Ritual and Revelation in Early Jewish Mysticism\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoseph Yahalom is Professor of Hebrew Literature at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is regarded as one of the foremost experts on Hebrew liturgical poetry and has written several books on the subject, including\u003ci\u003e Palestinian Vocalised Piyyut Manuscripts in the Cambridge Genizah Collections \u003c\/i\u003e(1997).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42740221902944,"sku":"9780271058542","price":82.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/hJChXVh3gT9780271058542.webp?v=1778082858","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/avodah-an-anthology-of-ancient-poetry-for-yom-kippur-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}