Martin Goodman is Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Oxford.Jeremy Cohen is Professor of Jewish Studies, Tel Aviv University.David Sorkin is Professor of Jewish History, University of Wisconsin.

...an excellent introduction to the contemporary academic study of Judaism and everything related to it.

• 1. The Nature of Jewish Studies ; 2.1a Biblical Studies and Jewish Studies ; 2.2a Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period ; 2.2b Jewish Literature in the Second Temple Period ; 2.3a Jews and Judaism in the Talmudic Period ; 2.3b Classical Rabbinic Literature ; 3.1 Medieval Jewry in Christendom ; 3.2 Medieval Jewry in the World of Islam ; 3.3 Rabbinic Scholarship in the Middle Ages ; 3.4 Medieval Judaism ; 3.5 Medieval Jewish Literature ; 3.6 Medieval Karaism ; 4.1 Oriental and Sephardic Jewry since 1492 ; 4.2 European Jewry in the Early Modern Period, 1492 to 1750 ; 4.3 Western and Central European Jewry in the Modern Period, 1750-1933 ; 4.4 Eastern European Jewry in the Modern Period, 1750-1939 ; 4.5 The Holocaust and its Aftermath ; 4.6 Settlement and State in the Land of Israel ; 4.7 Jews and Judaism in America ; 5.1a Hebrew Language ; 5.1b Modern Hebrew Literature ; 5.2 Yiddish Studies ; 5.3 Ladino Studies ; 5.4 Judaeo-Arabic and judaeo-Persian Studies ; 5.5 Other Diaspora Jewish Literatures since 1492 ; 6.1 Halakha and Law ; 6.2 Bible Interpretation ; 6.3 Mysticism and Magic ; 6.4 Liturgy ; 6.5 Jewish Philosophy and Theology ; 7. Jewish Women's Studies ; 8. Demography ; 9. Art, Architecture, and Archaeology ; 10. Music ; 11. Theatre ; 12. Film ; 13. Antisemitism ; 14. Folklore and Ethnography ; 15. Modern Jewish Society and Sociology

Martin Goodman is Professor of Jewish Studies, University of Oxford.Jeremy Cohen is Professor of Jewish Studies, Tel Aviv University.David Sorkin is Professor of Jewish History, University of Wisconsin.

...an excellent introduction to the contemporary academic study of Judaism and everything related to it.

• 1. The Nature of Jewish Studies ; 2.1a Biblical Studies and Jewish Studies ; 2.2a Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period ; 2.2b Jewish Literature in the Second Temple Period ; 2.3a Jews and Judaism in the Talmudic Period ; 2.3b Classical Rabbinic Literature ; 3.1 Medieval Jewry in Christendom ; 3.2 Medieval Jewry in the World of Islam ; 3.3 Rabbinic Scholarship in the Middle Ages ; 3.4 Medieval Judaism ; 3.5 Medieval Jewish Literature ; 3.6 Medieval Karaism ; 4.1 Oriental and Sephardic Jewry since 1492 ; 4.2 European Jewry in the Early Modern Period, 1492 to 1750 ; 4.3 Western and Central European Jewry in the Modern Period, 1750-1933 ; 4.4 Eastern European Jewry in the Modern Period, 1750-1939 ; 4.5 The Holocaust and its Aftermath ; 4.6 Settlement and State in the Land of Israel ; 4.7 Jews and Judaism in America ; 5.1a Hebrew Language ; 5.1b Modern Hebrew Literature ; 5.2 Yiddish Studies ; 5.3 Ladino Studies ; 5.4 Judaeo-Arabic and judaeo-Persian Studies ; 5.5 Other Diaspora Jewish Literatures since 1492 ; 6.1 Halakha and Law ; 6.2 Bible Interpretation ; 6.3 Mysticism and Magic ; 6.4 Liturgy ; 6.5 Jewish Philosophy and Theology ; 7. Jewish Women's Studies ; 8. Demography ; 9. Art, Architecture, and Archaeology ; 10. Music ; 11. Theatre ; 12. Film ; 13. Antisemitism ; 14. Folklore and Ethnography ; 15. Modern Jewish Society and Sociology