Invention of Judaism

Torah and Jewish Identity from Deuteronomy to Paul

AvJohn J. Collins

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

Del 7 i serien Taubman Lectures in Jewish Studies

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Beskrivning

Most people understand Judaism to be the Torah and the Torah to be Judaism. However, in The Invention of Judaism, John J. Collins persuasively argues this was not always the case. The Torah became the touchstone for most of Judaism's adherents only in the hands of the rabbis of late antiquity. For 600 years prior, from the Babylonian Exile to the Roman destruction of the Second Temple, there was enormous variation in the way the Torah was understood. Collins provides a comprehensive account of the role of the Torah in ancient Judaism, exploring key moments in its history, beginning with the formation of Deuteronomy and continuing through the Maccabean revolt and the rise of Jewish sectarianism and early Christianity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-02-14
Mått:150 x 226 x 23 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Taubman Lectures in Jewish Studies
Antal sidor:336
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520294127

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Judendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

John J. Collins is Professor of Old Testament Criticism and Interpretation at Yale Divinity School. His books include Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, The Dead Sea Scrolls: A Biography and The Apocalyptic Imagination. He is general editor of the Yale Anchor Bible Series.

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"Collins has here laid the levelheaded and thorough groundwork for anyone wanting to explore Jewish identity in antiquity."

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Introduction: Jews, Judeans, and the Maccabean Crisis 1. Deuteronomy and the Invention of the Torah 2. Torah in the Persian Period 3. The Persistence of Non-Mosaic Judaism 4. Torah as Narrative and Wisdom 5. Torah as Law 6. Torah and Apocalypticism 7. The Law in the Diaspora 8. Paul, Torah, and Jewish Identity Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index of Scripture and Other Ancient Sources Index of Modern Authors