The Blackwell Companion to Judaism [Paperback]

• Surveys those issues most relevant to Judaic life today: ethics, feminism, politics, and constructive theology
• Explores the definition of Judaism and its formative history
• Makes sense of the diverse data of an ancient and enduring faith

Contributors viii

Preface xii

Part I: The History of Judaism 1

1 Defining Judaism 3
Jacob Neusner

2. The Religious World of Ancient Israel to 586 BCE 20
Marvin A. Sweeney

3. Judaism and the Hebrew Scriptures 37
Philip R. Davies

4. Second Temple Judaism 58
Frederick J. Murphy

5. The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism, 70-640 C.E 78
Guenter Stemberger

6. The Canon of Rabbinic Judaism 93
Jacob Neusner

7. Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Age 112
Bruce D. Chilton

8. Judaism in the Muslim world 131
Sara Reguer

9. Judaism in Christendom 142
David R. Carr

10. Philosophy in Judaism: Two Stances 162
Daniel Breslauer??

11. Jewish Piety 181
Tzvee Zahavy

Part II: The Principal Doctrines of Judaism 191

12. The Doctrine of Torah 193
Jacob Neusner

13. The Doctrine of God 212
Alan J. Avery-Peck