The Origins of Judaism: From Canaan to the Rise of Islam,9780521606288

The Origins of Judaism: From Canaan to the Rise of Islam

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ISBN13: 9780521606288
ISBN10: 0521606284
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-08-13
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

The Origins of Judaism provides a clear, straightforward account of the development of ancient Judaism in both the Judean homeland and the Diaspora. Beginning with the Bible and ending with the rise of Islam, the text depicts the emergence of a religion that would be recognized today as Judaism out of customs and conceptions that were quite different from any that now exist. Special attention is given to the early rabbis' contribution to this historical process. Together with the main narrative, the book provides substantial quotations from primary texts (biblical, rabbinic and other) along with extended side treatments of important themes, a glossary, short biographies of leading early rabbis, a chronology of important dates and suggestions for further reading.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations and references
Introduction
The prehistory of Judaism
The beginnings of Monotheism
The book and the people
Crisis and a new beginning
The first kingdom of Judea
Diaspora and homeland
A century of disasters
The rebirth of Judaism
The Rabbis and their Torah
The end of ancient history
Three sample passages from the Babylonian Talmud
Rabbinic biographies
The Sabbath in the history of Judaism
Glossary
Chronology
Bibliography
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