ISBN:
0415401755
,
0415401763
,
9780415401753
,
9780415401760
Language:
English
Pages:
XII, 198 S.
Edition:
1. publ.
Year of publication:
2006
DDC:
296
Keywords:
Judaism
;
Judaism
;
Einführung
;
Judentum
;
Judentum
Abstract:
Defining Judaism through stories -- Who and what is Israel? -- The community of Judaism and Passover -- The Israelite before God and the Days of Awe -- The individual Israelite and Israel in history : the Huppah, the covenant of Abraham; eating lunch -- The purpose of the law, the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath -- God is one, merciful and just -- The formation of normative Judaism -- The articulation of normative Judaism -- Reform, Orthodox, and Conservative Judaisms, Zionism -- How Judaism speaks today
Abstract:
Defining Judaism through stories -- Who and what is Israel? -- The community of Judaism and Passover -- The Israelite before God and the Days of Awe -- The individual Israelite and Israel in history: the huppah, the covenant of Abraham, eating lunch -- The purpose of the law, the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath -- God is one, merciful and just -- The formation of normative Judaism -- The articulation of normative Judaism -- Reform, Orthodox, and Conservative Judaisms, Zionism -- The Holocaust, how Judaism speaks today
Description / Table of Contents:
Defining Judaism through stories -- Who and what is Israel? -- The community of Judaism and Passover -- The Israelite before God and the Days of Awe -- The individual Israelite and Israel in history: the huppah, the covenant of Abraham, eating lunch -- The purpose of the law, the Ten Commandments, the Sabbath -- God is one, merciful and just -- The formation of normative Judaism -- The articulation of normative Judaism -- Reform, Orthodox, and Conservative Judaisms, Zionism -- The Holocaust, how Judaism speaks today
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip069/2006007312.html
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