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9780791066300

The Religious Tradition of Judaism

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791066300

  • ISBN10:

    0791066304

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-03-01
  • Publisher: Facts on File

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Summary

Presents the history, principles, and practices of Judaism, the religion of about seventeen million people worldwide, which was founded over 3,000 years ago.

Table of Contents

Introduction: "You will be my people, and I will be your God" 7(1)
1. Bar mitzvah: Becoming Subject to the Commandments 8(2)
2. Israel, The Holy People of God: Biblical Foundations 10(2)
3. Diaspora 12(2)
4. Election: God's Chosen People 14(2)
5. Sources of the Torah: Law, Teaching, and Observance 16(2)
6. Authority: Prophet, Priest, Teacher 18(2)
7. Messianism 20(2)
8. Mysticisms: Merkabah, Kabbalah, Hasidism 22(2)
9. The Spectrum of Observance 24(2)
10. The Sheena: A Prayer for All Time 26(2)
Glossary 28(1)
Bibliography 29(1)
Index 30

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This text offers insight into the religious traditions of Judaism. Readers will have a better understanding of the Bar Mitzvah, biblical foundations of the religion, the spectrum of observance, and more. As part of our Religions of Humanity series, this vibrant book takes the reader into the history of the religion.

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