A history of Judaism : from its origins to the present / Martin Goodman.
Goodman, Martin, 1953- author.
2018
BM155.3 .G66 2018eb
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Title A history of Judaism : from its origins to the present / Martin Goodman.
Author Goodman, Martin, 1953- author.
ISBN 9781400890019 (electronic book)
1400890012 (electronic book)
9780691181271
Published Princeton [New Jersey] : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Copyright ©2018
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxix, 623 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
Call Number BM155.3 .G66 2018eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 296/.09
Summary "Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has embodied over the course of more than three millennia. A History of Judaism provides the first truly comprehensive look in one volume at how this great religion came to be, how it has evolved from one age to the next, and how its various strains, sects, and traditions have related to each other. In this magisterial and elegantly written book, Martin Goodman takes readers from Judaism's origins in the polytheistic world of the second and first millennia BCE to the temple cult at the time of Jesus. He tells the stories of the rabbis, mystics, and messiahs of the medieval and early modern periods and guides us through the many varieties of Judaism today. Goodman's compelling narrative spans the globe, from the Middle East, Europe, and America to North Africa, China, and India. He explains the institutions and ideas on which all forms of Judaism are based, and masterfully weaves together the different threads of doctrinal and philosophical debate that run throughout its history."--Publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: Approaching the history of Judaism
Part I. Origins (c. 2000 BCE-70 CE)
Deserts, tribes, and empires
The formation of the Bible
Worship
The Torah of Moses : Judaism in the Bible
Part II. Interpreting the Torah (200 BCE-70 CE)
Jews in a Graeco-Roman world
'Jewish doctrine takes three forms'
The limits of variety
Preoccupations and expectations
Part III. The formation of rabbinic Judaism (70-1500 CE)
From pagan Rome to Islam and medieval Christendom
Judaism without a temple
Rabbis in the east (70-1000 CE)
Judaism beyond the rabbis
Rabbis in the west (1000-1500 CE)
Part IV. Authority and reaction (1500-1800)
The European Renaissance and the New World
New certainties and new mysticism
Part V. The challenge of the modern world (1750-present)
From the Enlightenment to the state of Israel
Reform
Counter-reform
Rejection
Renewal
Part IV. Epilogue
Waiting for the Messiah?

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