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Author : Israel Drazin
Publisher : Gefen Books
ISBN 13 : 9789652298867
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (988 download)
Download or read book Mysteries of Judaism II written by Israel Drazin and published by Gefen Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the Rabbis and Other Chnged Judaism.
Author : E. P. Sanders
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 9781451407396
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Jesus and Judaism written by E. P. Sanders and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work takes up two related questions with regard to Jesus: his intention and his relationship to his contemporaries in Judaism. These questions immediately lead to two others: the reason for his death (did his intention involve an opposition to Judaism which led to death?) and the motivating force behind the rise of Christianity (did the split between the Christian movement and Judaism originate in opposition during Jesus' lifetime?).
Author : Lydia Gore-Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9782503586960
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (869 download)
Download or read book When Judaism Lost the Temple written by Lydia Gore-Jones and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a study of religious thought in two Jewish apocalypses, 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch, written as a response to the destruction of the Jerusalem Temple by the Romans in 70 CE. The true nature of the crisis is the perceived loss of covenantal relationship between God and Israel, and the Jewish identity that is under threat. Discussions of various aspects of thought, including those conventionally termed theodicy, particularism and universalism, anthropology and soteriology, are subordinated under and contextualized within the larger issue of how the ancient authors propose to mend the traditional Deuteronomic covenantal theology now under crisis. Both 4 Ezra and 2 Baruch advocate a two-pronged solution of Torah and eschatology at the centre of their scheme to restore that covenant relationship in the absence of the Temple. Both maintain the Mosaic tradition as the bulwark for Israel's future survival and revival. Whereas 4 Ezra aims to implant its eschatology into the Sinaitic tradition and make it part of the Mosaic Law, 2 Baruch extends the Deuteronomic scheme of reward and retribution into an eschatological context, making the rewards of the end-time a solution to the cycle of sins and punishments of this age. Considerable emphases are also placed on the significance of the portrayals of the pseudonymous protagonists, Ezra and Baruch, the use of symbolism in the two texts as scriptural exegesis, as well as their relationship with each other and links with the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish and Christian writings.
Author : Jonathan D. Sarna
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300190395
Total Pages : 558 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (1 download)
Download or read book American Judaism written by Jonathan D. Sarna and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan D. Sarna's award-winning American Judaism is now available in an updated and revised edition that summarizes recent scholarship and takes into account important historical, cultural, and political developments in American Judaism over the past fifteen years. Praise for the first edition: "Sarna . . . has written the first systematic, comprehensive, and coherent history of Judaism in America; one so well executed, it is likely to set the standard for the next fifty years."--Jacob Neusner, Jerusalem Post "A masterful overview."--Jeffrey S. Gurock, American Historical Review "This book is destined to be the new classic of American Jewish history."--Norman H. Finkelstein, Jewish Book World Winner of the 2004 National Jewish Book Award/Jewish Book of the Year
Author : Israel Drazin
Publisher : Gefen Books
ISBN 13 : 9789652296511
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (965 download)
Download or read book Mysteries of Judaism written by Israel Drazin and published by Gefen Books. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judaism today is radically different from the Judaism described and mandated in the Torah, writes Rabbi Israel Drazin, a noted authority on Jewish life, history and thought. Around the time of the destruction of the Temple, rabbinic reinterpretation changed both the observance and the religious significance attributed to the festivals. Thus, the biblical day of Passover on Nissan 14 was totally eliminated and the seven-day holiday called the Festival of Matzot, beginning Nissan 15, was renamed Passover. Likewise, the biblical holidays Yom Teruah and Yom Habikurim were transformed into Rosh Hashanah and Shavuot. The practice of building huts during Sukkot is likely more tied to the lack of lodging space in Jerusalem during the harvest festival than any biblical origin, says the rabbi. This book challenges some of the basic assumptions about Judaism, showing how many of them are nowhere to be found in the Hebrew Bible, and some even have their origins in pagan cultures. It will surprise readers to hear, for example, about bizarre wedding practices, the Queen of Sheba myths, or the fact that classical religious sources are not always right.At its core, the book stridently challenges discriminatory practices against women, such as the seclusion of women during religious services and the problem of the aguna, women held in failed marriages by husbands who will not provide a religious divorce. With topics spanning the range of religious practice, Mysteries of Judaism will astonish and enlighten readers as it reveals the complex relationship between biblical and rabbinic Judaism.
Author : James C. Vanderkam
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467464058
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Early Judaism written by James C. Vanderkam and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the best archaeological research, this volume explores the history of Judaism during the Second Temple period (516 BCE–70 CE), describing the body of Jewish literature written during these centuries and the most important groups, institutions, and practices of the time. Particularly interesting are VanderKam’s depiction of events associated with Masada and, more briefly, the Bar Kokhba revolt—as well as his commentary on texts unearthed in places like Elephantine and Qumran. Now in its second edition, with additional material and updated throughout, this book remains the preeminent guide to early Judaism for anyone looking for a text that is concise and accessible while still comprehensive—and written by one of the foremost experts in the field.
Author : Mordechai Becher
Publisher : Mesorah Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781422600306
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Gateway to Judaism written by Mordechai Becher and published by Mesorah Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gateway to Judaism is an insider's engaging look at the mindset, values, and practices of Judaism in the 21st century. As a senior lecturer and outreach expert with Gateways Seminars, Rabbi Mordechai Becher has helped thousands of people reconnect with the beauty, wisdom and relevance of their Jewish heritage. Often asked to recommend "just one book" that would explain the essentials of Jewish life and thought , he decided to write it himself! Delving beneath common perceptions of Jewish tradition, Rabbi Becher presents fresh and meaningful perspectives that will educate and inspire you. Among the many intriguing topics he addresses are: Is there spirituality in Judaism? In our age of labor-saving devices, do we still need a Sabbath? What is Judaism's view on death and the afterlife? Why is Judaism so full of laws? Why should I pray? Does God really want to hear my complaints? Can Judaism enhance my marriage? Isn't circumcision just an ancient rite of initiation? Is it still relevant? Why is Israel so central to Judaism? Does a religion need a land? Why does a mourner say Kaddish? Wasn't keeping kosher a health measure? Does it still have a purpose today? How can I add meaning to my Passover Seder? Gateway to Judaism reveals Judaism's power to elevate your life. Whether you are new to Jewish tradition, familiar with its practice, or simply curious, you will find this book an illuminating guide to a joyous and fulfilling lifestyle. -- from dust cover.
Author : John D. Rayner
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 9781571819727
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (197 download)
Download or read book An Understanding of Judaism written by John D. Rayner and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 1997-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first of two volumes of edited sermons spanning the greater part of the second half of the twentieth century, and the first major collection of sermons from a Liberal Jewish point ofview produced in Britain since Claude G. Montefiore's Truth in Religion of 1906. It combines forthrightly radical thinking with spirituality, love of Jewish tradition, and an abundance of carefully documented quotations from classical Jewish sources. This combination yields many fresh insights into the interpretation of Scripture, as examined in Part I, and the significance ofthe Jewish festivals dealt with in Part II, and brings out the relevance of both to present-day intellectual and social issues. Both Parts will be found to contain many original ideas, novel formulations, and occasional touches of humour.
Author : Hershel Shanks
Publisher : Conran Octopus
ISBN 13 : 9781935335979
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (359 download)
Download or read book Partings written by Hershel Shanks and published by Conran Octopus. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Pope John Paul II
Publisher : Herder & Herder
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Spiritual Pilgrimage written by Pope John Paul II and published by Herder & Herder. This book was released on 1995 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spiritual pilgrimage undertaken by the Pope on his way to the Synagogue of Rome, the first visit ever by a Pope to a synagogue since the time of Peter, spanned centuries of mistrust. This is an ecumenical event--the Pope's extraordinary writings, homilies, and speeches on the importance of Judaism and the Jewish people.
Author : Mordechai Katz
Publisher : Mesorah Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781578195176
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)
Download or read book Understanding Judaism written by Mordechai Katz and published by Mesorah Publications. This book was released on 2000 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does the Torah say that makes it relevant to today? How can we understand the mitzvos? Why should I believe? Why be Jewish? What does a Jew have to do? Is science an enemy of Judaism?JEP has answers. For decades, the Jewish Education Prog
Author : Abraham Geiger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Judaism and Its History written by Abraham Geiger and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terence L. Donaldson
Publisher : Baylor University Press
ISBN 13 : 1602580251
Total Pages : 689 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)
Download or read book Judaism and the Gentiles written by Terence L. Donaldson and published by Baylor University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Second-Temple period non-Jews were attracted to Judaism's communal life, religious observance and theological imagination. On the Jewish side, this was matched by the development of several discrete "patterns of universalism"-ways in which Jews were able to conceive of a positive place for Gentiles within their symbolic world. In this book Terence Donaldson collects and comments on all of the texts (to the end of the second Jewish rebellion in 135 CE) that deal with Gentile sympathizers, proselytes, ethical monotheists and participants in end-time redemption. In impressive detail, Donaldson identifies, defines, and describes these "patterns of universalism."
Author : Nicholas de Lange
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521466240
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (662 download)
Download or read book An Introduction to Judaism written by Nicholas de Lange and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000-02-17 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended for students of religion and others who seek an introduction to Judaism.
Author : Peter Schäfer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691181322
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Two Gods in Heaven written by Peter Schäfer and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book Peter Schäfer casts light on the common assumption that Judaism from its earliest formulations was strictly monotheistic. Over and over again in the Hebrew Bible the biblical writers insist upon the idea that there is one and only one God. But the biblical text is multifarious and contains many sources that subvert from within the strong monotheistic thesis. Old Canaanite deities such as Baal and El, although pushed to the edges, prove stubbornly persistent. They come to the forefront in, for example, the famous "Son of Man" of chapter 7 of the Book of Daniel. In sum, Schäfer argues that monotheism was an ideal in ancient Judaism that was consistently aspired to, but never fully achieved. Through close textual analysis of the Bible and certain key post-biblical sources, Schäfer tracks the long history of a second, younger, subordinate God next to the senior Jewish God YHWH. One might expect that with early Christianity's embrace of this idea (in the form of Jesus Christ), Judaism would have abandoned it utterly. But the opposite was the case. Even after Christianity usurps the original Jewish notion of a second, younger God, certain post-biblical Jewish circles-in particular early Jewish mystical circles-maintained and revived it with the archangel "Metatron," a controversial figure whose very existence is questioned and fiercely debated by the rabbis of the Babylonian Talmud. This book was originally published in Germany by C.H. Beck Verlag in 2016"--
Author : Michael Tilly
Publisher : Kohlhammer Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3170325841
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Judaism II written by Michael Tilly and published by Kohlhammer Verlag. This book was released on 2021-02-10 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judaism, the oldest of the Abrahamic religions, is one of the pillars of modern civilization. A collective of internationally renowned experts cooperated in a singular academic enterprise to portray Judaism from its transformation as a Temple cult to its broad contemporary varieties. In three volumes the long-running book series "Die Religionen der Menschheit" (Religions of Humanity) presents for the first time a complete and compelling view on Jewish life now and then - a fascinating portrait of the Jewish people with its ability to adapt itself to most different cultural settings, always maintaining its strong and unique identity. Volume II presents Jewish literature and thinking: the Jewish Bible; Hellenistic, Tannaitic, Amoraic and Gaonic literature to medieval and modern genres. Chapters on mysticism, Piyyut, Liturgy and Prayer complete the volume.
Author : Elias J. Bickerman
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047420721
Total Pages : 1295 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (474 download)
Download or read book Studies in Jewish and Christian History (2 vols) written by Elias J. Bickerman and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-06-30 with total page 1295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The publication of this new edition of Elias Bickerman's acclaimed Studies in Jewish and Christian History along with his famous book, The God of the Maccabees, brings Bickerman's central studies on ancient Judaism and early Christianity to a new generation of students and scholars.
