An Introduction to Judaism: A Textbook and Reader

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Westminster John Knox Press, 1991 M01 1 - 476 pages

Judaism is an ancient religion, practiced through most of recorded history and having profound influence on both Christianity and Islam. It is a modern religion, too, still transforming the lives of many people. In this book, Jacob Neusner brings together these two aspects of the study of Judaism. He describes how Judaism is practiced in a particular time and place--America today--and surveys how Judaism took shape as people responded to political and religious crises. Neusner provides a wealth of primary texts in addition to his own analysis.

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Contents

Through the Year 3 3 0
3
Through the Cycle of Life
15
Judaism in the Synagogue
37
The Civil Religion of American Jews
76
Jack Wertheimer Recent Trends in American Judaism
85
Part
129
The Crisis Addressed
157
The Mishnah
175
The Talmud of the Land of Israel the Midrash
211
Anthology for Chapters Six to Nine
255
The Advent of New Judaisms in
291
Defining Judaism
385
Judaism in The Encyclopedia of Religion
413
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About the author (1991)

Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Service Professor of the History and Theology of Judaism and Bard Center Fellow at the Bard College Institute of Advanced Theology in Annondale-on-Hudson, New York. He is the author of several books, including Judaism When Christianity Began, The Emergence of Judaism, and the popular textbook World Religions in America, all of which are available from WJK.

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