Early Judaism : : New Insights and Scholarship / / ed. by Frederick E. Greenspahn, Frederick E. Greenspahn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• MitwirkendeR: Fine, Steven,; Goldenberg, Robert,; Greenspahn, Frederick E.,; Gruen, Erich S.,; Hayes, Christine,; Himmelfarb, Martha,; Langer, Ruth,; Reinhartz, Adele,; Schwartz, Seth,; Shanks Alexander, Elizabeth,; VanderKam, James,
• HerausgeberIn: Greenspahn, Frederick E.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish Studies in the Twenty-First Century ; 1
• Physical Description: 1 online resource :; 1 black and white illustrations

An exploration of the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism drawing on primary sources and new methodsOver the past generation, several major findings and methodological innovations have led scholars to reevaluate the foundation of Judaism. The Dead Sea Scrolls were the most famous, but other materials have...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part I. Early Diversity
• 1. The Dead Sea Scrolls
• 2. Second Temple Literature outside the Canon
• 3. Diaspora and the “Assimilated” Jew
• 4. Were the Ancient Jews a Nation?
• 5. How Christianity Parted from Judaism
• Part II. Emerging Normativity
• 6. The Emergence of the Synagogue
• 7. New Directions in Understanding Jewish Liturgy
• 8. Ancient Jewish Gender
• 9. Inventing Rabbis
• Conclusion
• About the Contributors
• Index