| Description |
1 online resource (578 pages) |
| Series |
Blackwell Companions to Religion |
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Blackwell companions to religion.
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| Contents |
The Blackwell Companion to Judaism; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I The History of Judaism; 1 Defining Judaism; 2 The Religious World of Ancient Israel to 586 BCE; 3 Judaism and the Hebrew Scriptures; 4 Second Temple Judaism; 5 The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism, 70-640 CE; 6 The Canon of Rabbinic Judaism; 7 Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Age; 8 Judaism in the Muslim World; 9 Judaism in Christendom; 10 Philosophy in Judaism: Two Stances; 11 Jewish Piety; Part II The Principal Doctrines of Judaism; 12 The Doctrine of Torah; 13 The Doctrine of God; 14 The Doctrine of Israel |
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15 The Doctrine of the Messiah16 The Doctrine of Hebrew Language Usage; Part III Modern and Contemporary Judaisms; 17 Reform Judaism; 18 Orthodox Judaism; 19 Conservative Judaism: The Struggle between Ideology and Popularity; 20 New Age Judaism; Part IV Special Topics in Understanding Judaism; 21 Ethics of Judaism; 22 Women in Contemporary Judaism; 23 Judaism as a Theopolitical Phenomenon; 24 Contemporary Jewish Theology; 25 Se |
| Summary |
This Companion explores the history, doctrines, divisions, and contemporary condition of Judaism.:.; Surveys those issues most relevant to Judaic life today: ethics, feminism, politics, and constructive theology.; Explores the definition of Judaism and its formative history.; Makes sense of the diverse data of an ancient and enduring faith |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Judaism.
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Judaism -- History.
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Judaism.
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Judaism
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Avery-Peck, Alan J. (Alan Jeffery), 1953-
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| ISBN |
9780470758007 |
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0470758007 |
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