Judaism: A Historical Presentation

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Judaism, its origins and development. PREFACE. 1. The Beginnings. 2. Israel’s Selection. 3. The Torah. 4. Israel’s Defection. 5. National and Religious Disruption: The Tragic Kingdom of Israel. 6. The Kingdom of Judah: Its rise and Fall. 7. The Prophets. 8. Priests and Psalmists. 9. The ’Wise Men’. 10. The Judean Theocratic State. 11. The Second Hebrew Commonwealth. 12. The Jewish National Spiritual Centre. 13. The Talmud in the Making. 14. Talmudic Judaism (i) : Its Faith. 15. Talmudic Judaism (ii) Ethics and Virtue. 16. Talmudic Judaism (iii): Religious Observances. 17. The Consolidation of Talmudic Judaism. 18. Jewish Philosophy. 19. Jewish Mysticism: The Kabbalah. 20. The Contribution of Medieval Rabbinism. 21. Modern Movements in Judaism. 22. The Jewish State and Judaism. BIBLIOGRAPHY. INDEX.