The Blackwell Companion to Judaism

Herausgeber: Neusner, Jacob; Avery-Peck, Alan

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Produktbeschreibung

This Companion explores the history, doctrines, divisions, and contemporary condition of Judaism. It organizes and places into context the history of Judaism from ancient through modern times, identifies and expounds some of Judaism's principal doctrines, introduces the more important forms of modern and contemporary Judaism, and takes up topics of special interest in contemporary Judaic life. The 27 contributions to this Companion and the selections in the associated Blackwell Reader in Judaism illustrate important points, with primary sources complementing the exposition. In this way, the editors talk about Judaism and let Judaism speak for itself. All the contributors, experts in their field, address a broad audience, assuming an interest in the subject but no prior knowledge. They present introductions for any reader interested in the subject, and do not take partisan or sectarian positions. This volume will guide those curious about the past and present of a vital religious tradition that has exercised influence far beyond its own community.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 179mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 1134g
• ISBN-13: 9781577180586
• ISBN-10: 1577180585
• Artikelnr.: 21907778

Autorenporträt

Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Research Professor of Religious Studies at the University of South Florida and Professor of Religion at Bard College. He has seven honorary degrees, fourteen academic medals and has published more than 800 books. Alan J. Avery-Peck is Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies at The College of the Holy Cross. His has published widely and is editor of the journal The Annual of Rabbinic Judaism: Ancient, Medieval and Modern.

Inhaltsangabe

Contributors.
Preface.
Part I: The History of Judaism:.
1. Defining Judaism: Jacob Neusner (University of South Florida and Bard
College).
2. The Religious World of Ancient Israel to 586: Marvin Sweeney (Claremont
School of Theology and Claremont Graduate University).
3. Judaism and the Hebrew Scriptures: Philip R. Davies (Sheffield
University).
4. Second Temple Judaism: Frederick J. Murphy (College of the Holy Cross).
5. The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism, 70-640 C.E: G_nther Stemberger
(Universitat Wien).
6. The Canon of Rabbinic Judaism: Jacob Neusner (University of South
Florida and Bard College).
7. Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Age: Bruce D. Chilton (Bard
College).
8. Judaism in the Muslim world: Sara Reguer (Brooklyn College of the City
University of New York).
9. Judaism in Christendom: David R. Carr (University of South Florida).
10. Philosophy in Judaism: Two Stances: Daniel Breslauer (University of
Kansas). 11. Jewish Piety: Tzvee Zahavy (Fairleigh Dickinson University).
Part II: The Principal Doctrines of Judaism:.
12. The Doctrine of Torah: Jacob Neusner (University of South Florida and
Bard College).
13. The Doctrine of God: Alan J. Avery-Peck (College of the Holy Cross).
14. The Doctrine of Israel: Jacob Neusner (University of South Florida and
Bard College).
15. The Doctrine of the Messiah: William Scott Green (University of
Rochester).
16. Language as Doctrine: Hebrew: David Aaron (Hebrew Union College-Jewish
Institute of Religion).
Part III: Modern and Contemporary Judaisms:.
17. Reform Judaism: Dana Evan Kaplan (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee).
18. Orthodox Judaism: Benjamin Brown (Hebrew University).
19. Conservative Judaism: The Struggle Between Ideology and Popularity:
Daniel Gordis (University of Judaism).
20. New Age Judaism: Jeffrey K. Salkin (Port Washington, New York).
Part IV: Special Topics in Understanding Judaism:.
21. Ethics of Judaism: Elliot Dorff (University of Judaism).
22. Women in Contemporary Judaism: Judith Baskin (University at Albany,
State University of New York).
23. Judaism as a Theopolitical Phenomenon: Daniel J. Elazar (Jerusalem
Center For Public Affairs).
24. Theology in Contemporary Judaism: Neil Gillman (Jewish Theological
Seminary).
25. Secular Forms of Jewishness: Paul Mendes-Flohr (Hebrew University).
26. Judaism and Zionism: Yosef Gorney (Tel Aviv University).
27. The "Return" to Traditional Judaism at the End of the Twentieth
Century: Cross Cultural Comparisons: M. Herbert Danzger (City University of
New York).
Abbreviations.
Index.

Rezensionen

'The Blackwell Companion to Judaism is a formidableattempt, in a series of learned and elegant essays, to tackle themany questions concerning Judaism. The organization is commendablylucid. The style throughout is accessible to a wide readership,without sacrifice to standards of accuracy and analysis.'
--Times Literary Supplement

'Where the Companion scores highly over othersimilar works is that the editors have been able to elicitcontributions that contain the latest scholarship or position oneach subject, so that the contemporaneity and the quality of eachis perfectly dovetailed. This will be the benchmark by which futureexamples of the genre will be measured.'
--The Expository Times

'I am excited at the prospect of the publication of thisbook, in that it promises to display the lifelong fruits ofresearch and mature insights of a master scholar onJudaism.'
--Kenneth Hart Green, University of Toronto

"[T]he contributors place Judaism in historical context,elaborate on its principal doctrines, introduce forms of modern andcontemporary Judaism, and shed light on special topics inunderstanding contemporary Judaism, such as ethics, womentheopolitical aspects, secular forms of Jewishness, andZionism."
--Journal of Contemporary Religion

"Comparative, comprehensive and highly readable, Matthewes' bookprovides an overview of religious ethics in three traditionswithout sacrificing the specificity of each ethical system. Theauthor effortlessly enlightens the reader as to how Judaism,Christianity and Islam deals with highly relevant topics such asfamily, love, sexuality, lying, war, capital punishment and manymore themes in a provocative and graceful manner."
--Ebrahim Moosa, Duke University