From the Maccabees to the Mishnah

Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 0664227430
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 265

Book Description
In this new edition of a best-selling classic, Shaye Cohen offers a thorough analysis of Judaism's development from the early years of the Roman Empire to the formative period of rabbinic Judaism. Cohen's synthesis of religion, literature, and history offers deep insight into the nature of Judaism at this key period, including the relationship between Jews and Gentiles, the function of Jewish religion in the larger community, and the development of normative Judaism and other Jewish sects. In addition, Cohen provides clear explanations concerning the formation of the biblical canon and the roots of rabbinic Judaism. Now completely updated and revised, this book remains the clearest introduction to the era that shaped Judaism and provided the context for early Christianity. The Library of Early Christianity is a series of eight outstanding books exploring the Jewish and Greco-Roman contexts in which the New Testament developed.

From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Third Edition

Author: Shaye Cohen
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 1611645484
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 318

Book Description
This is the third edition of Shaye J. D. Cohen's important and seminal work on the history and development of Judaism between 164 BCE to 300 CE. Cohen's synthesis of religion, literature, and history offers deep insight into the nature of Judaism at this key period, including the relationship between Jews and Gentiles, the function of Jewish religion in the larger community, and the development of normative Judaism and other Jewish sects. Cohen offers students more than just history, but an understanding of the social and cultural context of Judaism as it developed into the formative period of rabbinic Judaism. This new edition includes a brand-new chapter on the parting of ways between Jews and Christians in the second century CE. From the Maccabees to the Mishnah remains the clearest introduction to the era that shaped Judaism and provided the context for early Christianity.

From the Maccabees to the Mishnah

Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN: 9780664250171
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
This book explores the period from the 160s to 63 B.C.E., when the Maccabees ruled the Jews, up to the publication of the Mishnah in the second century C.E.

From the Maccabees to the Mishnah

Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Publisher: Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN: 0664239048
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 318

The Oxford Annotated Mishnah

Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192647857
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
The Mishnah is the foundational document of rabbinic law and, one could say, of rabbinic Judaism itself. It is overwhelmingly technical and focused on matters of practice, custom, and law. The Oxford Annotated Mishnah is the first annotated translation of this work, making the text accessible to all. With explanations of all technical terms and expressions, The Oxford Annotated Mishnah brings together an expert group of translators and annotators to assemble a version of the Mishnah that requires no specialist knowledge.

Jesus and the Gospels, Third Edition

Author: Craig L. Blomberg
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1087753155
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 584

Book Description
All of Scripture testifies to the person of Jesus, yet the Gospels offer a face-to-face encounter. This newly revised third edition of Jesus and the Gospels prepares readers for an in-depth exploration of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Esteemed New Testament scholar Craig Blomberg considers the Gospels’ historical context while examining fresh scholarship, critical methods, and contemporary applications for today. Along with updated introductions, maps, and diagrams, Blomberg’s linguistic, historical, and theological approach delivers a deep investigation into the Gospels for professors, students, and pastors alike.

The Maccabean Revolt

Author: Daniel J. Harrington
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 160899113X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 143

Book Description

Why Aren't Jewish Women Circumcised?

Author: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520212509
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
"This book represents engaged scholarship at its very best. Cohen presents the vast range of texts at his command with brevity and wit. Elegantly written, this is a very stimulating book that is sure to provoke admiration, discussion, and controversy."—David Biale, author of Cultures of the Jews "A distinguished and wide-ranging work of scholarship. Cohen’s definitive discussion of the covenant of circumcision enhances our understanding of Jewish identity formation, women’s status in Judaism, Jewish-Christian polemic, and the impact of diverse cultural environments on the evolution of Jewish tradition."—Judith R. Baskin, author of Midrashic Women

Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism

Author: Hershel Shanks
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
This book tells the story of the formation of classical Judaism and orthodox Christianity as parallel yet interlocking histories. Here, in a series of chapters written by leading scholars in this country and in Israel, the reader is offered a general account of how, during the first six centuries of the Common Era, Judaism and Christianity took the form we recognize today.

Sinai and Zion

Author: Jon D. Levenson
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062285246
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 502

Book Description
A treasury of religious thought and faith--places the symbolic world of the Bible in its original context.