The way of Torah : an introduction to Judaism /

Neusner, Jacob, 1932-2016.

The way of Torah : an introduction to Judaism / Jacob Neusner. - Belmont, California : Wadsworth Publishing Company, (c)1988. - xxv, 194 pages ; 24 cm. - The Religious life of man series .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Prologue : in the beginning -- History of Judaism -- Defining Judaism : The Jew and the Judaist -- Judaism and Christianity : different people talking about different things to different people -- The evidence -- Hear, O Israel -- Coming together -- Going forth -- The only kid and the Messiah -- The land and Jerusalem -- The spirit of the law -- Hear our prayers, grant us piece -- Sabbaths for rest, festivals for rejoicing -- Birth, maturity, death -- The center of life : study of Torah -- The rabbi and the school -- The philosopher -- The mystic -- An ordinary man -- Two extraordinary women -- The historical setting -- For some, the end of traditional society -- Theology : reform and orthodoxy -- Nationality and peoplehood : Messianism and Zionism -- Law and ethics -- Study of Torah and modern scholarship : yeshiva, seminary, an university -- The unbroken myth -- Into the twenty-first century : the age of new beginnings.



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Judaism.

BM565 / .W396 1988