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The Emergence of Judaism

Classical Traditions in Contemporary Perspective
  • ISBN-13: 9780800697495
  • Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
    Imprint: AUGSBURG BOOKS
  • By Christine Hayes
  • Price: AUD $117.00
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 07/12/2010
  • Format: Paperback (235.00mm X 191.00mm) 224 pages Weight: 431g
  • Categories: Interfaith relations [HRAF]
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This brief survey text tells the story of Judaism. Through the lens of modern biblical scholarship, Christine Elizabeth Hayes explores the shifting cultural contextsthe Babylonian exile, the Roman Empire, the Byzantine period, the rise of Christianitythat affected Jewish thought and practice, and laid the groundwork for the Talmudic era and its modern legacy. Thematic chapters explore the evolution of Judaism through its beginnings in biblical monotheism, the Second Temple Period in Palestine, the interaction of Hellenism and Judaism, the spread of rabbinic authority, and the essence of ethno-religious Jewish identity.
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