A History of Judaism (eBook)

Martin Goodman (Autor)

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2018
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-9001-9 (ISBN)

Infos

A sweeping history of Judaism over more than three millenniaJudaism 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.

Autor

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: TheClash of Ancient Civilizations and The Oxford Handbook of Jewish Studies.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.2.2018
• Zusatzinfo: 54 color + 1 b/w illus. 12 maps.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: Against Apion • Asceticism • Biblical Law • book of Deuteronomy • Book of Isaiah • Book of Leviticus • Chabad • Chief Rabbi • Christian • Christianity • Christianity and Judaism • Christian theology • conservative judaism • Conversion to Judaism • Dead Sea Scrolls • early modern period • Elijah • enthusiasm • Essenes • Exegesis • Ezekiel • gentile • God • Haredi Judaism • Hebrew Bible • Herodian • Hillel and Shammai • Islam • Israelis • israelites • Jewish History • Jewish Identity • Jewish philosophy • Jewish prayer • Jewish religious movements • Jews • Judaism • Judea (Roman province) • Kabbalah • Karaite Judaism • Land of Israel • Late Antiquity • Law of Moses • Literature • Lithuania • Maimonides • martyr • Messianic Age • Middle Ages • Midrash • Mishnah • Muslim • Near East • North Africa • Old Testament • Passover • Passover seder • Persecution • pharisees • Philosophy • piety • Polemic • procession • Psalms • Purim • Qumran • Rabbi • Rabbinic Judaism • rabbinic literature • Rashi • Religion • religious text • Righteousness • Rite • Rosh Hashanah • Sadducees • Samaritans • Second Temple • Second Temple Period • Sephardi Jews • Septuagint • Sermon • Synagogue • Talmud • Tefillin • Temple in Jerusalem • Temple mount • The Exodus • Theology • The Other Hand • Tiberias • Toleration • tomb • Torah • Tosefta • Tractate • Worship • Writing • Yiddish • Zionism
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-9001-2 / 1400890012
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-9001-9 / 9781400890019