A search for the origins of Judaism : from Joshua to the Mishnah / Etienne Nodet ; translated by Ed Crowley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nodet, Étienne.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 248.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 248

Standardized Title:

Essai sur les origines du judaïsme. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Judaism.

Sabbath--History.

Sabbath.

Samaritans--History.

Samaritans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (424 pages)

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, c1997.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Translated by J. Edward Crowley. This radical reconstruction of the origins of Judaism starts by observing that Josephus's sources on the early history of Israel do not agree with the Bible and that the oldest rabbinic traditions show no sign of a biblical foundation. Another interesting question is raised by the Samaritan claim, at the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, that they had only recently received the Sabbath from the Jews. From such details, Nodet creates a comprehensive line of argument that reveals two major sources of Judaism, as symbolized in the subtitle of his work: Joshua was the o

Contents:

Contents; Introduction to the English Edition; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 FROM CYRUS TO THE MISHNAH: SOME PROBLEMS; Chapter 2 THE SABBATH AND WAR; Chapter 3 THE SABBATH IN THE BIBLE; Chapter 4 THE SAMARITANS AND SHECHEM; Chapter 5 ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE SAMARITANS; Chapter 6 THE MACCABAEAN CRISIS; Chapter 7 SIMON THE JUST, HILLEL, THE MISHNAH; Chapter 8 EZRA AND NEHEMIAH; Chapter 9 CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

"This English edition reshapes the French original to a considerable degree; in addition to numerous corrections and clarifications, it offers a clearer analysis of the Maccabaean crisis ... as well as new developments on the Sadducees ... and on Jewish Galilee"--P. 12-13.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611803889

9781281803887

128180388X

9780567592811

0567592812

OCLC:

276855862