Judaism : practice and belief, 63 BCE-66 CE / E. P. Sanders.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanders, E. P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

History.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Physical Description:

xxix, 892 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress, 2016.

Contents:

Part I Context

1 Preview 3

2 The Issues that Generated Parties 19

3 Historical Outline of the Roman Period 45

4 The Context of Conflict 53

Part II Common Judaism

5 Common Judaism and the Temple 69

6 The Ordinary Priests and the Levites: At Work in the Temple 129

7 Sacrifices 171

8 The Common People: Daily Life and Annual Festivals 197

9 Tithes and Taxes 241

10 The Priests and Levites Outside the Temple 279

11 Observing the Law of God I: General Characteristics, Worship and Sabbath 311

12 Observing the Law of God II: Circumcision, Purity, Food, Charity and Love 349

13 Common Theology 397

14 Hopes for the Future 457

Part III Groups and Parties

15 Aristocrats and Sadducees 497

16 The Essenes and the Dead Sea Sect I: Origins, History, Membership and Organization 535

17 The Essenes and the Dead Sea Sect II: Further Aspects of Practice and Belief 577

18 The Pharisees I: History 597

19 The Pharisees II: Theology and Practice 649

20 Other Pietists 709

21 Who Ran What? 719

22 Epilogue 773.

ISBN:

1506406106

9781506406107

OCLC:

919104294