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The emergence of Judaism | |
Crises, questions, and documents | p. 3 |
Four topics in the emergence of Judaism | |
The definition of Israel | p. 25 |
The Torah's story and the Mishnah's law : the way of life of Judaism | p. 41 |
Torah : the worldview of Judaism | p. 57 |
God | p. 73 |
Why did, and does, Judaism thrive? | |
Why Judaism succeeded in centuries of competition with Christianity and Islam | p. 93 |
Exemplary figures in the emergence of Judaism | |
God | p. 106 |
Abraham | p. 109 |
Isaac | p. 111 |
Rachel | p. 113 |
Moses | p. 118 |
Hillel | p. 119 |
Honi the circle drawer | p. 120 |
Yohanan ben Zakkai | p. 122 |
Joshua ben Hananiah and Gamaliel II | p. 124 |
Eliezer ben Hyrcanus | p. 126 |
Eliezer ben Hyrcanus and Joshua ben Hananiah | p. 128 |
Eliezer ben Hyrcanus and Yohanan ben Zakkai | p. 130 |
Elisha ben Abuya | p. 132 |
Aqiba | p. 134 |
Bar Kokhba | p. 136 |
Simeon ben Gamaliel | p. 139 |
A pious man from Kefar Imi | p. 141 |
Two virtuous wives | p. 143 |
Judah the patriarch | p. 145 |
Yohanan and Simeon ben Laqish | p. 147 |
Simeon ben Eleazar | p. 149 |
Esther | p. 151 |
Ruth | p. 153 |
Primary documents | |
The Mishnah | p. 158 |
The Tosefta | p. 163 |
The Talmud of the land of Israel | p. 166 |
The Talmud of Babylonia | p. 170 |
Genesis and Genesis Rabbah | p. 174 |
Exodus and Mekilta attributed to R. Ishmael | p. 177 |
Leviticus and Leviticus Rabbah | p. 180 |
Numbers and Sifre to numbers | p. 183 |
Deuteronomy and Sifre to Deuteronomy | p. 187 |
Pesiqta de Rab Kahana | p. 192 |
Ruth and Ruth Rabbah | p. 198 |
Lamentations and Lamentations Rabbah | p. 202 |
Song of songs and Song of songs Rabbah | p. 206 |
Esther and Esther Rabbah I | p. 209 |
The fathers ('Abot) and The fathers according to Rabbi Nathan | p. 211 |
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