{"product_id":"judaism-9781138912212","title":"Judaism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis newly revised all-encompassing textbook is a guide to the history, beliefs and practice of Judaism. Beginning with the ancient Near Eastern background, it covers early Israelite history, the emergence of classical rabbinic literature and the rise of medieval Judaism in Islamic and Christian lands. It also includes the early modern period and the development of Jewry in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Extracts from primary sources are used throughout to enliven the narrative and provide concrete examples of the rich variety of Jewish civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecially designed to assist learning, \u003ci\u003eJudaism\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Introduces \u003c\/i\u003etexts and commentaries, including the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic texts, mystical literature, Jewish philosophy and Jewish theology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Provides \u003c\/i\u003ethe skills necessary to understand these step-by-step with the help of a companion website\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Explains \u003c\/i\u003ehow to interpret the major events in nearly four thousand years of Jewish \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlready an indispensable resource, this second edition of \u003cem\u003eJudaism: History, Belief and Practice\u003c\/em\u003e, with its outstanding clarity and comprehensive range, has a yet stronger claim to the status of core text for any student or general reader new to the serious study of Judaism. Melissa Raphael, University of Gloucestershire and Leo Baeck College, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Second and revised edition of \u003ci\u003eJudaism: History, Belief and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is to be welcomed not only by those of us who teach survey courses in Judaism where this is \u003ci\u003ethe \u003c\/i\u003etext for our students, but colleagues who now have at hand a ready and complete encyclopedic reference in one volume. Steve Jacobs, The University of Alabama, USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of maps\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of figures \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTips for students \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSources \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart I: History \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Civilization \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Israelite Monotheism and Law \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 The Patriarchs \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Exodus \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Conquest and Settlement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 The Rise of Monarchy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Solomon and the Divided Monarchy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 Kings of Israel and Judah \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10 Jeroboam II to the Fall of the Northern Kingdom \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 Ahaz and Hezekiah \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12 From Manasseh to Babylonian Captivity 68\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13 Aftermath of the Fall of Judah \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14 Return and Restoration \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15 The Rise of Hellenism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16 Judaism under Hellenism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17 The Kingship of Herod \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18 Rebellion against Rome \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19 The Rise of Christianity \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20 Roman Jewish War and Aftermath \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21 Jews in the Roman Empire \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22 Jews in Babylonia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23 Rabbinic Scriptural Interpretation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24 Rabbinic Theology \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25 Judaism under Islamic Rule \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26 Karaism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27 Jews in Muslim Spain and other Islamic Lands \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28 Jewry in Christian Europe in the Middle Ages \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29 The Jews in Christian Spain \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30 Dispersion of the \u003ci\u003eMarranos \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e31 Early Medieval Thought \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e32 The Philosophy of Maimonides \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e33 Jewish Philosophy after Maimonides \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e34 Rabbinic Mysticism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e35 The \u003ci\u003eHasidei Ashkenaz \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e36 The Emergence of \u003ci\u003eKabbalah \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e37 Jews in the Ottoman Empire \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e38 The Shabbatean Movement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e39 Jewry in Eastern and Western Europe \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e40 The Rise of the Hasidic Movement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e41 The Status of Jewry in Europe \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e42 Jews in Eastern Europe \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e43 The Emergence of Jewish Thought in the Enlightenment \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e44 The Origins of Reform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e45 The Rise of Anti-Semitism \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e46 The Zionist Movement \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e47 Jews in the United States, Palestine, Africa and Asia \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e48 The Nazi Regime \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e49 The Death Camps \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e50 Jewry after the Holocaust \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e51 The State of Israel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e52 The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e53 The Ongoing Struggle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e54 Women in Modern Judaism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e55 Jews and Culture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e56 Jews in Medicine and Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e57 The Future of Judaism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart II: Belief and Practice \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBELIEF\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e58 The Unity of God \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e59 Divine Transcendence and 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