The Routledge Introduction to Judaism

The Babylonian, Persian, and Greco-Roman Eras
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-138-79456-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Autoren/Hrsg.

Newman, Judith

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Babylonian Exile

Chapter 1: From Independence to Exile

The Persian Period

2. The Return from Exile and the Continuing Diaspora

The Hellenistic Era

3. Judaism in Egypt: the Septuagint and Jewish life in Greek

4. Revelation through Dreams and Visions

5. Judean Independence in the Land: the Hasmoneans

6. The Essene Movement and its offshoot at Qumran

7. Liturgical and Other Prayer Practices in Early Judaism

8. Life under the Law: Negotiating Differences

The Roman Period

9. Varieties of Wisdom in the Greco-Roman Age

10. The Jewish Revolt, the Temple Destruction and its Aftermath

Über Autor(innen)

Judith H. Newman (Ph.D., Harvard University) is Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at Victoria University and Associate Professor of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations and the Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto.