An Introduction to Judaism: A Textbook and ReaderWestminster 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. |
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 |
Common terms and phrases
Abraham American Judaism answer Babylonia Bavli biblical blessing century Christianity claim consensus Conservative Judaism covenant creation defined definition divine doctrine document dual Torah entry exegesis exile expression framers Genesis Rabbah God's halakhah Hasidism heaven Hebrew Scriptures history of Judaism Holocaust and Redemption holy human Islam Israelite issue Jerusalem Jewish Community Jewry Joseph Karo Judaic system Judaism of Holocaust King Land of Israel Leviticus Leviticus Rabbah live Lord marriage matters meaning ment Messiah Mishnah modern Moses Isserles movement mystic myth nation oral Torah Pentateuch political prayer priests prophets question Rabbah rabbinic Judaism received system Reform Judaism religion religious revealed rite Rome rules Sabbath sages salvation sanctification secular self-evident Shulhan Arukh Sinai social speak story symbol synagogue Talmud teleology Temple theology things tion Tosefta tractates tradition transformation uncleanness verse woman words worldview Yebamot Yerushalmi Zion Zionism