Judaism : a very short introduction / Norman Solomon.

By:

Solomon, Norman, 1996-

Material type:

TextSeries: Very short introductions ; 11.Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c1996.Description: 150 p. : ill. ; 18 cmISBN:

0192853902 (pbk.)
9780192853905 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Judaism

DDC classification:

296 21 S689j

LOC classification:

BM45 .S666 2000

Contents:

Who are the Jews? -- How did Judaism and Christianity split up? -- How did Judaism develop? -- The calendar and festivals -- The spiritual life : prayer, meditation, Torah -- Making a Jewish home -- Out of the ghetto, into the whirlwind -- Twentieth-century Judaism -- 'Eternal law,' changing times -- Appendix A : the thirteen principles of the faith, as formulated by Maimonides -- Appendix B : the 'Philadelphia Reform' of Reform Judaism.

Summary: Traces the history of Judaism, discussing how the religion has changed throughout history.

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	Books	Harvest Mission College General Stacks		Non-fiction		296 S689j (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Not For Loan			003869

Originally published: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Traces the history of Judaism, discussing how the religion has changed throughout history.

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