Settings of silver : an introduction to Judaism / by Stephen M. Wylen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wylen, Stephen M., 1952- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism--History.

Judaism.

Jews--History.

Jews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 397 p. ) ill. ;

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Mahwah, New Jersey : Paulist Press, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An updated edition of the comprehensive introduction to the Jewish faith discusses the holy days of the Jewish year, and the daily observances and beliefs of Judaism. Original.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

PART ONE: WHAT IS JUDAISM?

Chapter One: WHAT IS A JEW?

Chapter Two: TORAH

Chapter Three: GOD

Chapter Four: ISRAEL

PART TWO: JEWISH FAITH AND PRACTICE

Chapter Five: THE SERVICE OF GOD

Chapter Six: JEWISH WORSHIP

Chapter Seven: THE WORLD TO COME

Chapter Eight: SHABBAT

Chapter Nine: THE HOLY DAYS, SIN AND ATONEMENT

Chapter Ten: PASSOVER

Chapter Eleven: OTHER SACRED DAYS

PART THREE: JUDAISM THROUGH THE AGES

Chapter Twelve: JUDAISM IN THE FIRST CENTURY

Chapter Thirteen: 70 C.E.-THE TURNING POINT

Chapter Fourteen: RABBINIC LITERATURE

Chapter Fifteen: JEWS IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Chapter Sixteen: THE GOLDEN AGE OF SPAIN AND MEDIEVAL JEWISH PHILOSOPHY

Chapter Seventeen: MYSTICISM

Chapter Eighteen: JEWISH LIFE IN EASTERN EUROPE

PART FOUR: JUDAISM IN THE MODERN AGE

Chapter Nineteen: THE ROAD TO MODERNITY

Chapter Twenty: THE THREE MOVEMENTS OF MODERN JUDAISM

Chapter Twenty-One: ANTI-SEMITISM AND HOLOCAUST

Chapter Twenty-Two: ZIONISM AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL

Chapter Twenty-Three: THE JEWS OF AMERICA

Chapter Twenty-Four: THE PRESENT AND FUTURE

NOTES

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61643-498-8

OCLC:

961064826