Publication
Imprint: Encino, California : Dickenson Publishing Company, Inc., 1974. Edition: Second edition. Series: The Religious Life of Man. Responsibility: Jacob Neusner. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xvii, 126 ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, index.
Call number
History / Neusn
ISBN
0822101203 / 9780822101208
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description:
Table of Contents: Part one: The history and definition of Judaism --
1. Prologue: in the beginning --
2. The history of Judaism: the three periods --
The Biblical period --
The classical period: Rabbinic Judaism --
The modern period --
3. Defining Judaism: the Jew and the Judaist --
Part two: The mythic structure of classical Judaism --
4. The evidence --
5. Hear, O Israel --
6. Coming together --
7. Going forth --
8. The only kid and the Messiah --
9. The land and Jerusalem --
Part three: The way of Torah: a way of living --
10. The spirit of the law --
11. Hear our prayer, grant us peace --
12. Sabbaths for rest, festivals for rejoicing --
13. Birth, maturity, death --
14. The center of life: study of Torah --
15. The rabbi and the school --
16. The philosopher --
17. The mystic --
18. An ordinary man --
19. Two extraordinary women --
Part four: continuity and change in modern times --
20. The historic setting --
21. For some, the end of traditional society --
22. Theology: reform and orthodoxy --
23. Nationality and peoplehood: Messianism and Zionism --
24. Law and ethics --
25. Study of Torah and modern scholarship: Yeshiva, seminary, and university --
26. The unbroken myth.
FY1992 / FY2015 /
Table of Contents: Part one: The history and definition of Judaism --
1. Prologue: in the beginning --
2. The history of Judaism: the three periods --
The Biblical period --
The classical period: Rabbinic Judaism --
The modern period --
3. Defining Judaism: the Jew and the Judaist --
Part two: The mythic structure of classical Judaism --
4. The evidence --
5. Hear, O Israel --
6. Coming together --
7. Going forth --
8. The only kid and the Messiah --
9. The land and Jerusalem --
Part three: The way of Torah: a way of living --
10. The spirit of the law --
11. Hear our prayer, grant us peace --
12. Sabbaths for rest, festivals for rejoicing --
13. Birth, maturity, death --
14. The center of life: study of Torah --
15. The rabbi and the school --
16. The philosopher --
17. The mystic --
18. An ordinary man --
19. Two extraordinary women --
Part four: continuity and change in modern times --
20. The historic setting --
21. For some, the end of traditional society --
22. Theology: reform and orthodoxy --
23. Nationality and peoplehood: Messianism and Zionism --
24. Law and ethics --
25. Study of Torah and modern scholarship: Yeshiva, seminary, and university --
26. The unbroken myth.
FY1992 / FY2015 /
Physical description
xvii, 126 p.; 23 cm
Description
This classic text from one of the leading Judaic scholars today, THE WAY OF THE TORAH introduces students to Judaism via a three-pronged examination of its history, its scriptures, and its practices. Neusner first defines Judaism across time, showing its changes and development. He then introduces students to the classic texts of Judaism, the Hebrew Bible, and beyond. Finally, the Torah and Judaism are presented in their living contexts. It is the only interpretive work that addresses Judaism within the context of religious studies in general as opposed to the many other texts that use an historical or scriptural approach exclusively.
Language
Original language
English
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