Alfred Edersheim has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 1 narrator. The most-rated is Prophecy and History in Relation to the Messiah.
The Alfred Edersheim Box Set
Summary
Alfred Edersheim (1825-1889), a Jewish convert to Christianity, was a Biblical scholar and author. The Alfred Edersheim Box Set includes his three most popular works "The Temple - Its Ministry and Service", "Prophecy and History in Relation to the Messiah", and "Sketches of Jewish Social Life". In these books on the life and times of Jesus, the author discusses the temple, the priesthood and the Jewish festivals, and examines the customs and traditions of everyday Jewish life in first century Palestine. In a study of the Jewish scriptures, he looks at the way Jesus Christ fulfilled the Messianic hopes of Old Testament prophecies. The collection includes informative pieces on topics like Jewish land, education, trade and commerce, pharisees, sadducees, and synagogues.
Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks
Sketches of Jewish Social Life
Summary
This classic work by Alfred Edersheim offers a window into the Levant at the time of Christ, providing information on the inhabitants, people’s working lives, and the position of various segments of society during this time. Although the area had fallen under the dominion of Rome in the first century BCE, it was still a Jewish Kingdom under the Herodian dynasty. The author draws on Christian, Greek, Jewish, and Roman sources to present life in Jerusalem, Judea, and the Galilee, including quotes from scripture, rabbinic sources, and the works of the Alexandrian philosopher Philo and the historian Josephus. Sketches of Jewish Social Life is highly regarded as an authoritative work of history.
Public Domain (P)2019 Museum Audiobooks
The Temple - Its Ministry and Service
Summary
Alfred Edersheim’s book is a guide to the Holy Temple that attempts to relay the essence of the temple’s significance in the life of Israel and in the theology of the early Christians. The author shares his detailed knowledge of the building and its environment, the utensils used, and the tasks of the priests on the major holidays like Passover, Day of Atonement, and the Feast of Tabernacles.
Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks
Prophecy and History in Relation to the Messiah
Summary
Alfred Edersheim (1825-1889) was a biblical scholar who converted from Judaism to Christianity and wrote popular books like The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services, and Bible History Old Testament. In this extensive work, Edersheim examines the Messianic prophecies in the Jewish scripture from the Christian perspective. Through the 12 chapters of the book, he argues that Jesus Christ fulfilled the Messianic hopes of many of the Old Testament prophecies. He also uses the Apocrypha, Pentateuch, and Pseudepigrapha to find further examples that Jesus was present in Jewish texts many centuries before he was born.
Public Domain (P)2019 Museum Audiobooks