Description
Book SynopsisThis book provides an account of the development of ancient Judaism in the Judean homeland and the Diaspora. Beginning with the Bible, the text depicts the emergence of a religion that would be recognized today as Judaism, out of customs and conceptions that were different from any that now exist.
Trade Review'This engaging and carefully written undergraduate textbook provides a brief history of the development of Judaism.' Journal for the Study of the Old Testament
Table of ContentsAbbreviations and references; Introduction; 1. The prehistory of Judaism; 2. The beginnings of Monotheism; 3. The book and the people; 4. Crisis and a new beginning; 5. The first kingdom of Judea; 6. Diaspora and homeland; 7. A century of disasters; 8. The rebirth of Judaism; 9. The Rabbis and their Torah; 10. The end of ancient history; Appendix 1. Three sample passages from the Babylonian Talmud; Appendix 2. Rabbinic biographies; Appendix 3. The Sabbath in the history of Judaism; Glossary; Chronology; Bibliography.
