The Blackwell companion to Judaism / edited by Jacob Neusner, Alan J. Avery-Peck.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Avery-Peck, Alan J. (Alan Jeffery), 1953-

Neusner, Jacob, 1932-

Series:

Blackwell companions to religion.

Blackwell companions to religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judaism.

Judaism--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (578 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Judaism

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, c2003.

Language Note:

English

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 theologyExplores the definition of Judaism and its formative historyMakes sense of the diverse data of an ancient and enduring faith

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

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 Secular Forms of Jewishness; 26 Judaism and Zionism; 27 The "Return" to Traditional Judaism at the End of the Twentieth Century: Cross-Cultural Comparisons; Abbreviations

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611321222

9781281321220

1281321222

9781780345727

1780345720

9780470758014

0470758015

9780470758007

0470758007

OCLC:

212176886