The Origins of Judaism: From Canaan to the Rise of Islam

by Robert Goldenberg

Book Overview

The Origins of Judaism provides a clear, straightforward account of the development of ancient Judaism in both the Judean homeland and the Diaspora. Beginning with the Bible and ending with the rise of Islam, the text depicts the emergence of a religion that would be recognized today as Judaism out of customs and conceptions that were quite different from any that now exist. Special attention is given to the early rabbis' contribution to this historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521606284
• ISBN13: 9780521606288
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"