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Nonfiction Stories of Heaven and Earth: Bible Heroes in Contemporary Children’s Literature Hara E. Person and Diane G. Person
Nonfiction Shir Hashirim: A Modern Commentary on the Song of Songs Leonard S. Kravitz, Kerry M. Olitzky
Nonfiction The Natural History of the Bible: An Environmental Exploration of the Hebrew Scriptures Daniel Hillel
Jewish Text The Koren Ethiopian Haggada: Journey to Freedom Menachem Waldman, ed.; Binyamin Shalom, trans.
Nonfiction The Ladder of Jacob: Ancient Interpretations of the Biblical Story of Jacob and His Children James L. Kugel
Nonfiction The Talmud’s Theological Language Game: A Philosophical Discourse Analysis Eugene B. Borowitz
Nonfiction Wisdom by the Week: The Weekly Torah Portion as an Inspiration for Thought and Creativity Naftali Rothenberg, ed.
Nonfiction The JPS Commentary on the Haggadah: Historical Introduction, Translation, and Commentary Joseph Tabory; David Stern, fwd.