Judaisms

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520281349
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis Judaisms by : Aaron J. Hahn Tapper

Download or read book Judaisms written by Aaron J. Hahn Tapper and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An introductory textbook that examines how Jews are a culture, ethnicity, nation, nationality, race, and religion. With each chapter revolving around a single theme--Narratives, Sinais, Zions, Messiahs, Laws, Mysticisms, Cultures, Movements, Genocides, Powers, Borders, and Futures--this introductory textbook interrogates readers' understanding of the Jewish community. Written for a new mode of teaching--one that recognizes the core role that identity formation plays in our lives--this book weaves together alternative, marginalized voices to illustrate how Jews have always been in the process of reshaping their customs, practices, and beliefs. Judaisms is the first book to assess and summarize Jewish history from the time of the Hebrew Bible through today using multiple perspectives"--Provided by publisher.

Judaisms and Their Messiahs at the Turn of the Christian Era

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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521349406
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (494 download)

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Book Synopsis Judaisms and Their Messiahs at the Turn of the Christian Era by : Jacob Neusner

Download or read book Judaisms and Their Messiahs at the Turn of the Christian Era written by Jacob Neusner and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its approach to evidence, not harmonizing but analyzing and differentiating, this book marks a revolutionary shift in the study of ancient Judaism and Christianity.

Judaism in the New Testament

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134814976
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis Judaism in the New Testament by : Bruce Chilton

Download or read book Judaism in the New Testament written by Bruce Chilton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-04-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judaism in the New Testament explains how the writings of the early church emerged from communities which defined themselves in Judaic terms even as they professed faith in Christ. These two extremely distinguished scholars introduce readers to the plurality of Judaisms of the period. They show, by examining a variety of texts, how the major figures of the New Testament reflect distinctly Judaic practices and beliefs. This important study shows how the early movement centred on Jesus is best seen as `Christian Judaism'. Only with the Epistle to the Hebrews did the profile of a new and distinct Christian religion emerge.

Judaism's Encounter with American Sports

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Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253111609
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (116 download)

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Book Synopsis Judaism's Encounter with American Sports by : Jeffrey S. Gurock

Download or read book Judaism's Encounter with American Sports written by Jeffrey S. Gurock and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2005-08-31 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judaism's Encounter with American Sports examines how sports entered the lives of American Jewish men and women and how the secular values of sports threatened religious identification and observance. What do Jews do when a society -- in this case, a team -- "chooses them in," but demands commitments that clash with ancestral ties and practices? Jeffrey S. Gurock uses the experience of sports to illuminate an important mode of modern Jewish religious conflict and accommodation to America. He considers the defensive strategies American Jewish leaders have employed in response to sports' challenges to identity, such as using temple and synagogue centers, complete with gymnasiums and swimming pools, to attract the athletically inclined to Jewish life. Within the suburban frontiers of post--World War II America, sports-minded modern Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform rabbis competed against one another for the allegiances of Jewish athletes and all other Americanized Jews. In the present day, tensions among Jewish movements are still played out in the sports arena. Today, in a mostly accepting American society, it is easy for sports-minded Jews to assimilate completely, losing all regard for Jewish ties. At the same time, a very tolerant America has enabled Jews to succeed in the sports world, while keeping faith with Jewish traditions. Gurock foregrounds his engaging book against his own experiences as a basketball player, coach, and marathon runner. By using the metaphor of sports, Judaism's Encounter with American Sports underscores the basic religious dilemmas of our day.

Gnosticism, Docetism, and the Judaisms of the First Century

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0567656594
Total Pages : 252 pages
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Book Synopsis Gnosticism, Docetism, and the Judaisms of the First Century by : Urban C. von Wahlde

Download or read book Gnosticism, Docetism, and the Judaisms of the First Century written by Urban C. von Wahlde and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book von Wahlde provides an exploration of three distinct cultural and religious backgrounds against which scholars have frequently proposed that the Gospel and Letters of John are to be read and understood. von Wahlde examines each of these three possibilities in turn, and shows how they may be regarded as plausible or implausible depending upon the evidence available. von Wahlde shows that there are features within the Gospel and/or Letters of John that do in fact suggest that they were influenced either by Gnosticism, Docetism or one of the variant forms of Judaism. However, in each case, while some of the evidence suggests a particular background, von Wahlde shows that it is equally evident that not all of the evidence can be seen to suggest the same background. Through an examination of the origins and purpose of the gospel, and drawing on the conclusions of his well-regarded commentary on the Johannine literature, von Wahlde presents a new way of understanding the Gospel in its wider contexts.

Basic Judaism

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780156106986
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (69 download)

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Book Synopsis Basic Judaism by : Milton Steinberg

Download or read book Basic Judaism written by Milton Steinberg and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1947 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic, essential guide to the beliefs, ideals and practices that form the historic Jewish faith.

Judaism's Great Debates

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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0827609329
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)

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Book Synopsis Judaism's Great Debates by : Barry L. Schwartz

Download or read book Judaism's Great Debates written by Barry L. Schwartz and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to these generous donors for making the publication of this book possible: David Lerman and Shelley Wallock; D. Walter Cohen, Wendy and Leonard Cooper; Rabbi Howard Gorin; Gittel and Alan Hilibrand; Marjorie and Jeffrey Major; Jeanette Lerman Neubauer and Joe Neubauer; Gayle and David Smith; and Harriet and Donald Young. Ever since Abraham’s famous argument with God, Judaism has been full of debate. Moses and Korah, David and Nathan, Hillel and Shammai, the Vilna Gaon and the Ba’al Shem Tov, Spinoza and the Amsterdam Rabbis . . . the list goes on. Jews debate justice, authority, inclusion, spirituality, resistance, evolution, Zionism, and more. No wonder that Judaism cherishes the expression machloket l’shem shamayim, “an argument for the sake of heaven.” In this concise but important survey, Rabbi Barry L. Schwartz presents the provocative and vibrant thesis that debate and disputation are not only encouraged within Judaism but reside at the very heart of Jewish history and theology. In his graceful, engaging, and creative prose, Schwartz presents an introduction to an intellectual history of Judaism through the art of argumentation. Beyond their historical importance, what makes these disputations so compelling is that nearly all of them, regardless of their epochs, are still being argued. Schwartz builds the case that the basis of Judaism is a series of unresolved rather than resolved arguments. Drawing on primary sources, and with a bit of poetic license, Schwartz reconstructs the real or imagined dialogue of ten great debates and then analyzes their significance and legacy. This parade of characters spanning three millennia of biblical, rabbinic, and modern disputation reflects the panorama of Jewish history with its monumental political, ethical, and spiritual challenges.

Comparative Perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish Identities

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Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814334010
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Book Synopsis Comparative Perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish Identities by : Stephen Sharot

Download or read book Comparative Perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish Identities written by Stephen Sharot and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comparative Perspectives on Judaisms and Jewish Identities makes a unique contribution, building on but not duplicating Sharot's earlier work. There is no comparable work that covers all of these periods and particular cases."---Harriet Hartman, professor of sociology at Rowan University --

The Zionist Ideas

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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0827613989
Total Pages : 722 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (276 download)

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Book Synopsis The Zionist Ideas by : Gil Troy

Download or read book The Zionist Ideas written by Gil Troy and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive Zionist collection ever published, The Zionist Ideas: Visions for the Jewish Homeland--Then, Now, Tomorrow sheds light on the surprisingly diverse and shared visions for realizing Israel as a democratic Jewish state. Building on Arthur Hertzberg's classic, The Zionist Idea, Gil Troy explores the backstories, dreams, and legacies of more than 170 passionate Jewish visionaries--quadruple Hertzberg's original number, and now including women, mizrachim, and others--from the 1800s to today. Troy divides the thinkers into six Zionist schools of thought--Political, Revisionist, Labor, Religious, Cultural, and Diaspora Zionism--and reveals the breadth of the debate and surprising syntheses. He also presents the visionaries within three major stages of Zionist development, demonstrating the length and evolution of the conversation. Part 1 (pre-1948) introduces the pioneers who founded the Jewish state, such as Herzl, Gordon, Jabotinsky, Kook, Ha'am, and Szold. Part 2 (1948 to 2000) features builders who actualized and modernized the Zionist blueprints, such as Ben-Gurion, Berlin, Meir, Begin, Soloveitchik, Uris, and Kaplan. Part 3 showcases today's torchbearers, including Barak, Grossman, Shaked, Lau, Yehoshua, and Sacks. This mosaic of voices will engage equally diverse readers in reinvigorating the Zionist conversation--weighing and developing the moral, social, and political character of the Jewish state of today and tomorrow.

People of the Body

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Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438401906
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Book Synopsis People of the Body by : Howard Eilberg-Schwartz

Download or read book People of the Body written by Howard Eilberg-Schwartz and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By shifting attention from the image of Jews as a textual community to the ways Jews understand and manage their bodies — for example, to their concerns with reproduction and sexuality, menstruation and childbirth— this volume contributes to a revisioning of what Jews and Judaism are and have been. The project of re-membering the Jewish body has both historical and constructive motivations. As a constructive project, this book describes, renews, and participates in the complex and ongoing modern discussion about the nature of Jewish bodies and the place of bodies in Judaism.

Breath of Life

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Publisher : Paraclete Press
ISBN 13 : 1557258996
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (572 download)

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Book Synopsis Breath of Life by : Rabbi Rachel Timoner

Download or read book Breath of Life written by Rabbi Rachel Timoner and published by Paraclete Press. This book was released on 2011-10-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This essential introduction to Judaism’s notions of spirit as they relate to God is designed to inform both Jews and Christians who are studying what it means when we say that God is spirit. Exploring the Hebrew Bible, Midrash, and other rabbinic writings, Rabbi Timoner uncovers surprising insights about how God as spirit influences Jewish ideas of creation, revelation, and redemption. Written with an accessible and engaging voice, full of stories and relevant teachings, Breath of Life speaks to lay readers and scholars alike, as it pursues a new perspective on Judaism’s sacred texts. This book promises Christian readers meaningful insights on their own notions of God as Holy Spirit while giving Jewish readers a new look at their own tradition. "In easy but deceptively profound language, Rachel Timoner deftly savors the essential unknowability of God, the ubiquity of Torah and the mystery of redemption. She’s given us an immensely literate and serious, contemporary Jewish theology. Breath of Life is a spiritual tour de force.” -Rabbi Lawrence Kushner, Scholar in residence at Congregation Emanu-El of San Francisco, and author of many books including Kabbalah: A Love Story "Any reader keen to cultivate a robust spirituality should read this little book. Jews and Christians may discover here something to talk about—scriptures we share and a quality of God we have in common.” -John R. (Jack) Levison, author of Filled with the Spirit; Professor of New Testament, Seattle Pacific University

Encyclopaedia Britannica

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1090 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Encyclopaedia Britannica by : Hugh Chisholm

Download or read book Encyclopaedia Britannica written by Hugh Chisholm and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 1090 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eleventh edition was developed during the encyclopaedia's transition from a British to an American publication. Some of its articles were written by the best-known scholars of the time and it is considered to be a landmark encyclopaedia for scholarship and literary style.

The Review of Rabbinic Judaism

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004144846
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (41 download)

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Book Synopsis The Review of Rabbinic Judaism by : Alan Avery-Peck

Download or read book The Review of Rabbinic Judaism written by Alan Avery-Peck and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "Review of Rabbinic Judaism," the first and only annual to focus upon Rabbinic Judaism in particular, will publish principal articles, essays on method and criticism, systematic debates ("Auseindersetzungen"), occasional notes, long book reviews, reviews of issues of scholarly journals, assessments of textbooks and instructional materials, and other media of academic discourse, scholarly and educational alike. The "Review" fills the gap in the study of Judaism, which is left by the prevailing division of Rabbinic Judaism among the standard historical periods (ancient, medieval, modern) that in fact do not apply; and by the common treatment of the Judaism in bits and pieces (philosophy, mysticism, law homiletics, institutional history, for example). No annual in "Jewish studies" focuses upon the study of religion, let alone upon the single most important Judaism of all time.

The Blackwell Companion to Judaism

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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470758007
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (77 download)

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Book Synopsis The Blackwell Companion to Judaism by : Jacob Neusner

Download or read book The Blackwell Companion to Judaism written by Jacob Neusner and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 theology Explores the definition of Judaism and its formative history Makes sense of the diverse data of an ancient and enduring faith

Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis

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Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469660644
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)

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Book Synopsis Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis by : Jodi Eichler-Levine

Download or read book Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis written by Jodi Eichler-Levine and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring a contemporary Judaism rich with the textures of family, memory, and fellowship, Jodi Eichler-Levine takes readers inside a flourishing American Jewish crafting movement. As she traveled across the country to homes, craft conventions, synagogue knitting circles, and craftivist actions, she joined in the making, asked questions, and contemplated her own family stories. Jewish Americans, many of them women, are creating ritual challah covers and prayer shawls, ink, clay, or wood pieces, and other articles for family, friends, or Jewish charities. But they are doing much more: armed with perhaps only a needle and thread, they are reckoning with Jewish identity in a fragile and dangerous world. The work of these crafters embodies a vital Judaism that may lie outside traditional notions of Jewishness, but, Eichler-Levine argues, these crafters are as much engaged as any Jews in honoring and nurturing the fortitude, memory, and community of the Jewish people. Craftmaking is nothing less than an act of generative resilience that fosters survival. Whether taking place in such groups as the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework or the Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh, or in a home studio, these everyday acts of creativity—yielding a needlepoint rabbi, say, or a handkerchief embroidered with the Hebrew words tikkun olam—are a crucial part what makes a religious life.

World Religions in America

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Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664224752
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (247 download)

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Book Synopsis World Religions in America by : Jacob Neusner

Download or read book World Religions in America written by Jacob Neusner and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this the third edition of Jacob Neusner's basic, accessible, and proven guide to the world's religions as they are practiced in America, new chapters explore the Church of Scientology, Nature Religions, and the Baha'i faith. In addition, the chapter on Islam in America has been expanded. Each chapter includes study questions, essay topics, and suggestions for further reading.

Judaism 3.0: Judaism's Transformation To Zionism

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ISBN 13 : 9781946124845
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (248 download)

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Book Synopsis Judaism 3.0: Judaism's Transformation To Zionism by : Gol Kalev

Download or read book Judaism 3.0: Judaism's Transformation To Zionism written by Gol Kalev and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-02 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Judaism 3.0 examines the role of Zionism today for Jews around the world.