The Origins of Judaism: From Canaan to the Rise of Islam - Hardcover

Goldenberg, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521844533 ISBN 13: 9780521844536

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The Origins of Judaism provides a clear, straightforward account of the development of ancient Judaism in both the Judean homeland and the Diaspora. Beginning with the Bible and ending with the rise of Islam, the text depicts the emergence of a religion that would be recognized today as Judaism out of customs and conceptions that were quite different from any that now exist. Special attention is given to the early rabbis' contribution to this historical process. Together with the main narrative, the book provides substantial quotations from primary texts (biblical, rabbinic and other) along with extended side treatments of important themes, a glossary, short biographies of leading early rabbis, a chronology of important dates and suggestions for further reading.

About this title

Book Description:

This book provides an account of the development of ancient Judaism in the Judean homeland and the Diaspora. Beginning with the Bible, the text depicts the emergence of a religion that would be recognized today as Judaism, out of customs and conceptions that were different from any that now exist.

About the Author:

Robert Goldenberg is Professor of History and Judaic Studies at Stony Brook University (SUNY). He has published in numerous journals, including the Journal of Jewish Studies, the Journal of the American Academy of Religion, Judaism, Harvard Theological Review, the Journal for the Study of Judaism in the Persian, Hellenistic, and Roman Periods, and Jewish Studies Quarterly. His most recent book is The Nations that Know Thee Not: Ancient Jewish Attitudes toward Other Religions (1998).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521844533
• ISBN 13: 9780521844536
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 312