| An Introduction to Judaism: A Textbook and Reader Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664253482 ISBN-13: 9780664253486 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $51.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 1992 Annotation: An ancient religion practiced through most of recorded history and having profound influence on both Christianity and Islam, Judaism is also a modern religion that still transforms the lives of many people. Neusner surveys how Judaism took shape as people responded to political and religious crises and describes how Judaism is practiced in American today. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Judaism - Theology |
| Dewey: 296 |
| LCCN: 91034830 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Physical Information: 1.23" H x 6.08" W x 9.2" (1.61 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Judaism is an ancient religion, practiced through most of recorded history and having profound influence on both Christianity and Islam. It is a modern religion, too, still transforming the lives of many people. In this book, Jacob Neusner brings together these two aspects of the study of Judaism. He describes how Judaism is practiced in a particular time and place--America today--and surveys how Judaism took shape as people responded to political and religious crises. Neusner provides a wealth of primary texts in addition to his own analysis. |
Contributor Bio(s): Neusner, Jacob: - Jacob Neusner is Distinguished Service Professor of the History and Theology of Judaism and Bard Center Fellow at the Bard College Institute of Advanced Theology in Annondale-on-Hudson, New York. He is the author of several books, including Judaism When Christianity Began, The Emergence of Judaism, and the popular textbook World Religions in America, all of which are available from WJK. |