Robert Goldenberg “The Origins of Judaism: From Canaan to the Rise of Islam"

Robert Goldenberg “The Origins of Judaism: From Canaan to the Rise of Islam"

| 2007-08-13 | PDF | 313 pages | 2,64 Mb |

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.


Contents

Illustrations page vii
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations and References xi
A Note of Introduction 1
1 The Prehistory of Judaism 5
2 The Beginnings of Monotheism 26
3 The Book and the People 41
4 Crisis and a New Beginning 68
5 The First Kingdom of Judaea 86
6 Diaspora and Homeland 106
7 A Century of Disasters 120
8 The Rebirth of Judaism 137
9 The Rabbis and Their Torah 160
10 The End of Ancient History 179
appendix 1. Three Sample Passages from
the Babylonian Talmud 193
appendix 2. Rabbinic Biographies 210
appendix 3. The Sabbath 220


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