| The Transformation of Judaism Contributor(s): Neusner, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1592447236 ISBN-13: 9781592447237 Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers OUR PRICE: $37.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Judaism - History - Religion | Judaism - Theology - Religion | Judaism - Rituals & Practice |
| Dewey: 296.090 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.42" W x 9.02" (1.10 lbs) 362 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An eminent scholar of the history of Judaism, Jacob Neusner shows in this work how Judaism changed from a philosophy to a religion between 200 and 400 C.E. 'The Transformation of Judaism' is a work both revolutionary in its method and unprecedented in its results. Comparing earlier and later sets of Judaic writings, Neusner sets forth how philosophy - abstract, elegant, orderly, and intellectual - turned into religion - tangible, down-to-earth, chaotic, and concrete. In the process, he offers an account of the birth of Judaism that has become normative. Moreover, Neusner's methodology can be applied to the study of religions other than Judaism because it examines the underpinnings of how a society sees the world (philosophy), orders itself (politics), and sustains itself (economics). |