Chapter 1 - Introduction.- Chapter 2 - Journey from China to Israel.- Chapter 3 - The Many Interpretations of Peri ‘eṣ Hadar (Leviticus 23:40).- Chapter 4 - From Foreign Import to Jewish Symbol.-6. Addendum: Hala Sultan Tekke and Karnak.
David Z. Moster is the Director of the Institute of Biblical Culture (BiblicalCulture.org), a live online community with classes taught by professors from both Jewish and Christian backgrounds. He is also a fellow in the department of Jewish Studies at Brooklyn College. David received his PhD in Hebrew Bible from Bar-Ilan University in Israel. Before attending Bar-Ilan, David spent two years studying in Israel and holds M.S. and Rabbinical Degrees (semikah) from Yeshiva University, as well as an M.A. in Hebrew Bible from New York University.
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