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From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Second Edition

By Shaye J. D. Cohen

Book information

Publisher
Westminster John Knox Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0664227430, 9780664227432
LCC
BM176 .C615 2006
Google Books ID
vA9-AAAAMAAJ
Open Library ID
OL3432327M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5859350 bytes)
Edition
2nd
Pages
262\262
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

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.

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