A History of Judaism
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-18127-1 (ISBN)
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A sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millennia
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.
A History of Judaism is a spellbinding chronicle of a vibrant and multifaceted religious tradition that has shaped the spiritual heritage of humankind like no other.
Martin Goodman is professor of Jewish studies at the University of Oxford, where he is president of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies and a fellow of Wolfson College. His books include Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations and The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies.
List of Maps ix
List of Illustrations x
Acknowledgements xiv
Note xvi
Glossary xvii
Introduction: Approaching the History of Judaism xxi
Part I Origins (c. 2000 bce - 70 ce)
1. Deserts, Tribes and Empires 7
2. The Formation of the Bible 26
3. Worship 39
Temple 39
Synagogue 60
4. The Torah of Moses: Judaism in the Bible 71
Part II Interpreting the Torah (200 bce - 70 ce )
5. Jews in a Graeco-Roman World 91
6. `Jewish Doctrine Takes Three Forms' 110
Pharisees 114
Sadducees 122
Essenes and Therapeutae 128
The `Fourth Philosophy' 139
Zealots 142
The Yahad in the Dead Sea Scrolls 146
7. The Limits of Variety 159
Sages 160
Nazirites and Haverim 165
Allegorizers 170
Jesus and Paul 181
8. Preoccupations and Expectations 199
Purity, Sabbath and Calendar 199
Vows, Oaths and Asceticism 203
Magic, Demons and Angels 206
Visions and Prophecy 210
Eschatology and Messianism 213
Life after Death and Martyrdom 217
Part III The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism (70-1500 ce )
9. From Pagan Rome to Islam and Medieval Christendom 229
10. Judaism without a Temple 241
11. Rabbis in the East (70-1000 ce) 261
12. Judaism beyond the Rabbis 289
Greek Judaism 289
Karaites 301
13. Rabbis in the West (1000-1500 ce) 311
Rashi and the Development of Halakhah 312
Maimonides: Faith and Philosophy 326
The Zohar and Kabbalah 341
Part IV Authority and Reaction (1500-1800)
14. The European Renaissance and the New World 359
15. New Certainties and New Mysticism 378
Codifiers 378
The Followers of Luria 389
Sabbetai Zevi 397
Hasidism 413
Part V The Challenge of the Modern World (1750-present)
16. From the Enlightenment to the State of Israel 435
17. Reform 457
18. Counter-Reform 479
Modern Orthodoxy 480
Conservative Judaism 491
19. Rejection 498
20. Renewal 515
Part VI Epilogue
21. Waiting for the Messiah? 527
Notes 535
Further Reading 577
Index 579
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.02.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 54 color + 1 b/w illus. 12 maps. |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 1077 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-18127-6 / 0691181276 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-18127-1 / 9780691181271 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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