Dr. Israel Drazin is author of 54 books, including a series of five volumes on the Aramaic translation of the Hebrew Bible, and a series of books on the twelfth-century philosopher Moses Maimonides, a history of the legal case he handled, and dozens of books on the Bible. Dr. Drazin is currently working on other books.

Fifty-four books by Israel Drazin:

Some of these books are in the process of being published

Maimonides and Rational Series:

  • Maimonides: Reason Above All
  • Maimonides and the Biblical Prophets
  • Maimonides: The Extraordinary Mind
  • A Rational Approach to Judaism and Torah Commentary
  • Nachmanides: An Unusual Thinker
  • Mysteries of Judaism I
  • Mysteries of Judaism II: How the Rabbis and Others Changed Judaism
  • Mysteries of Judaism III: Common Sense Evaluations of Religious Thoughts
  • Mysteries of Judaism IV: Wrong ideas about the Torah and Judaism
  • Stories that Teach the Truth

Unusual Bible Interpretation series:

  • Five books of Moses
  • Joshua
  • Judges
  • Ruth, Esther, and Judith
  • Jonah and Amos
  • Hosea

Other Books on the Bible:

  • Who Was the Biblical Samuel?
  • The Tragedies of King David
  • Who Really Was the Biblical David?
  • The Authentic King Solomon
  • Who Really Was the Biblical Elijah?

Scholarly Targum Books:

  • Targumic Studies
  • Targum Onkelos to Exodus
  • Targum Onkelos to Leviticus
  • Targum Onkelos to Numbers
  • Targum Onkelos to Deuteronomy

Editor of and forewords to Nathan Drazin’s:

  • Legends Worth Living
  • Abraham — The Father of the Jewish People

Forewords to Michael Leo Samuel’s:   

  • Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentary, Genesis, Book One          
  • Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentary, Genesis, Book Two
  • Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentary, Exodus, Book One
  • Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentary, Exodus, Book Two
  • Maimonides’ Hidden Torah Commentary, Numbers
  • Maimonides’ Hidden Torah commentary, Deuteronomy
  • An Odyssey of Faith
  • Gentle Jewish wisdom
  • Birth and Rebirth Through Genesis 1-11
  • Birth and Rebirth Through Genesis 12-27

With Cecil B. Currey:

  • For God and Country

With Stanley Wagner:

  • Understanding the Bible Text: Onkelos on the Torah: Genesis
  • Understanding the Bible Text: Onkelos on the Torah: Exodus
  • Understanding the Bible Text: Onkelos on the Torah: Leviticus
  • Understanding the Bible Text: Onkelos on the Torah: Numbers
  • Understanding the Bible Text: Onkelos on the Torah: Deuteronomy
  • Understanding Onkelos
  • Beyond the Bible Text
  • Iyunim Betargum (Hebrew)

With Leba Lieder:

  • Can’t Start Passover without the Bread
  • Sailing on Moti’s Ark on Succoth
  • Just What the Doctor Ordered: Moti’s Purim Story

As Daniel A. Diamond:

  • Around the World in 123 Days
  • Chaos on the Victoria: Around the World in 78 Days, Almost
  • Rational Religion

Novel:

  • She Wanted to Be Jewish

Maimonides and Rational Series:

Unusual Bible Interpretation series:

Other Books on the Bible:

Scholarly Targum Books:

Editor of and forewords to Nathan Drazin’s:

With Cecil B. Currey:

With Stanley Wagner:

With Leba Lieder:

As Daniel A. Diamond:

Novel: