{"product_id":"the-blackwell-reader-in-judaism-isbn-9780631207382","title":"The Blackwell Reader in Judaism","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Reader in Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Judaism in its own words, affording readers a direct encounter with this ancient and enduring faith.  List of Contributors. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The History of Judaism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Defining Judaism: Jacob Neusner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Judaism: The Religion, Philosophy, and Way of Life of the Jews\": Louis Jacobs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Old Habits Die Hard: Judaism in the Encyclopaedia of Religion\": William Scott Green.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Religious World of Ancient Israel to 586: Marvin A. Sweeney.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenesis 15:1-21.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExodus 13:1-16.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExodus 15:1-21.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExodus 20:1-14.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeuteronomy 15:1-18.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeuteronomy 16:1-17.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Samuel 6:1-19.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Samuel 7:1-16.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsaiah 11:1-16.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeremiah 7:1-20.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 19.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePsalm 132.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Judaism and the Hebrew Scriptures: Philip R. Davies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Habakkuk Pesher from Qumran (1QpHab), cols. 7-9.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJosephus, Antiquities I:13 (222-236).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilo, On the Migration of Abraham 1-5 (1-25).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTargum Pseudo-Jonathan on Genesis 4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Second Temple Judaism: Frederick J. Murphy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEzra and Nehemiah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHaggai and Zechariah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDaniel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Maccabees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Maccabees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Psalms of Solomon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJosephus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Ezra.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Formation of Rabbinic Judaism, 70-640 C.E:Günter Stemberger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Git. 56a-b: Yohanan ben Zakkai's Escape from Jerusalem.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eM. Abot 1:1-18: The Chain of Tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eY. Peah 2:6, 17a: Written and Oral Torah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eY. Sanhedrin 1:2, 19a: The Ordination of Rabbis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eY. Yebamot 12:6, 13a: Rabbis in the Service of the Community.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeviticus Rabbah 13:5: The Four Kingdoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eB. Baba Qamma 83b-84b: Biblical Foundation of the Mishnah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Canon of Rabbinic Judaism: The Mishnah and the Midrash: Jacob Neusner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mishnah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMartin Jaffee, How the Mishnah Makes a Theological Statement: Mishnah Ma'aserot Chapter One.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Midrash: Genesis Rabbah: The Rules of History Set Forth by Revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Judaism and Christianity in the Formative Age: Bruce Chilton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMatthew 12.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas (sayings 79-85).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGalatians 2.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHebrews 9.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustin, The First Apology 1-3.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClement of Alexandria, Paidagogos, 6.32.- 6.35.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigen, On First Principles 2.11.2-4.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEusebius: History of the Church 8.8.1 - 8.9.6.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAugustine, The City of God 22.14-22.15.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Judaism in the Muslim world: Sara Reguer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Late Twelfth Century Curriculum of Advanced Study: Joseph b. Judah ibn 'Aqnin, Tibb al-Nufus.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaimonides' Philosophy: Introduction to The Guide to the Perplexed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Judaism in Christendom: David R. Carr.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolomon ben Isaac on Forced Conversion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudah ha-Levi: Poem on Return to Zion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoses ibn Ezra: Poem on Worldliness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoses ben Nahman: The Disputation at Barcelona.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolomon bar Simson on the Mainz Martyrs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbraham ibn Daud of Toledo on Samuel ha-Nagid.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaimonides regarding a Hebrew Translation of Guide of the Perplexed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudah ibn Tibbon on Education.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoseph ibn Caspi on Education and Philosophy (1332).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolomon bar Isaac's Exegesis of Torah (1105).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTestament of Eleazar of Mayence on piety and charity (c. 1357).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaimonides on Law.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaimonides on Art and Idolatry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolomon ibn Adret on faith and reason (second half of 13th century).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolomon ben Adret's ban on study of philosophy by youths (1305).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Book of Splendor (The Zohar) (1286).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Philosophy in Judaism: Two Stances: S. Daniel Breslauer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlavius Josephus: Philosophy is Judaism; Judaism is Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJulius Guttmann: Philosophy is Alien to Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsaac Husik: Jewish Philosophy in the Past but not the Present.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilo of Alexandria: Jewish Scripture as Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaadia Gaon: Defending Tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudah Halevi: The Special Function of the Jews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaimonides: The Philosophical Function of Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBaruch Spinoza: A Modern Critique of Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHermann Cohen: Modern Religion out of the Sources of Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmmanuel Levinas: Translating Judaism into Modern Philosophy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Jewish Piety: Tzvee Zahavy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRules for a Bar Mitzvah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDedication of a House.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws for Visiting the Sick.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaws of Purification (Taharah) and Shrouds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrder of the Wedding Ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Principal Doctrines of Judaism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Doctrine of Torah: Jacob Neusner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWarren (Zev) Harvey, \"Torah\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. The Doctrine of God: Alan J. Avery-Peck.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeorge Foot Moore, \"God and the World\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. The Doctrine of Israel: Jacob Neusner.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsrael as Sui Generis in the Mishnah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGenesis Rabbah: The Metaphor of the Family, \"Israel\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsrael as Sui Generis in the Yerushalmi's Theory of Salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. The Doctrine of Hebrew Language Usage: David H. Aaron.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Mishnah and Tosefta: Translations are Appropriate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Talmud: The Language of Liturgy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Talmud: Torah Language and Colloquial Speech.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Midrashic Literature: The Preference for Hebrew.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMysticism: The Power of Individual Letters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Modern and Contemporary Judaisms:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Reform Judaism: Dana Evan Kaplan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEugene B. Borowitz, \"A Liberal Jewish Approach to Ritual\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWalter Jacob, \"Standards Now\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEric Yoffie, \"Moses, Too, Was Once a Marginal Jew\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHenry Cohen, \"Rabbinic Officiation and Mixed Marriage Revisited\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Statement of Principles for Reform Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Orthodox Judaism: Benjamin Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi Moshe Sofer (The Hattam Sofer): A Testament.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, \"Emancipation\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi Avraham Isaac ha-Cohen Kook on the Unity of Contradiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi A. Y. Kook on Ideological Diversity and Unity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi A. Y. Kook on Secular Zionist Idealism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi Avraham Yesha'ayahu Karelitz on Israel as a New Torah Center.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi Avraham Yesha'ayahu Karelitz on Extremism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi Yoel Teitlbaum of Satmar on the Holocaust as Divine Punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi Joseph Baer Soloveitchik on the Objectivity of Halakha.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRabbi Menahem Mendl Schneerssohn of Lubavitch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYesha'ayahu Leibowitz on Science and Jewish Religion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Conservative Judaism: The Struggle Between Ideology and Popularity: Daniel Gordis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmet Ve-Emunah-A Statement of Principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Responsum on Sabbath Observance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoel Roth: Faculty Paper Urging the Ordination of Women.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eElliot Dorff: Position Paper on Homosexuality and Sexual Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. New Age Judaism: Jeffrey K. Salkin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeil Gillman, \"On the New Jewish Spirituality\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur Green, \"Judaism for the Post-Modern Era\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJeffrey K. Salkin, \"What is Spirituality, Anyway?\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJack Moline, \"Is Jewish Renewal Good for the Jews?\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Special Topics in Understanding Judaism:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Ethics of Judaism: Elliot N. Dorff.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Ethics: Aaron L. Mackler, \"Cases and Principles in Jewish Bioethics: Toward a Holistic Model\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJewish Morality: Seymour Siegel, \"A Jewish View of Economic Justice\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Women in Contemporary Judaism: Judith R. Baskin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTamar Frankiel: The Voice of Sarah: Feminine Spirituality and Traditional Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMarcia Falk, \"Introduction of New Blessings\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMerle Feld, \"Healing After a Miscarriage\" and \"We All Stood Together\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEllen M. Umansky, \"Re-Visioning Sarah: A Midrash on Genesis 22\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSusan Grossman, \"On Tefillin\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudith Plaskow, Standing Again at Sinai: Judaism from a Feminist Perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRachel Adler, Engendering Judaism: An Inclusive Theology and Ethics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Judaism as a Theopolitical Phenomenon: Daniel J. Elazar.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCertificate of Incorporation and Bylaws: Congregation Kehillat Jeshurun, New York (1972).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstitution and Bylaws of Monmouth Reform Temple, Monmouth, New Jersey (1988).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Covenant of Petah Tikva (1878).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scroll of Independence of the State of Israel (1948).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Theology in Contemporary Judaism: Neil Gillman.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEugene Borowitz, Renewing the Covenant: A Theology for the Postmodern Jew.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmil Fackenheim, Quest for Past and Future.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeil Gillman, Sacred Fragments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArthur Green, Seek My Face, Speak My Name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIrving Greenberg, \"Voluntary Covenant\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Hartman, A Living Covenant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWill Herberg, Judaism and Modern Man-God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWill Herberg, Judaism and Modern Man-Faith.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbraham Joshua Heschel, God in Search of Man.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMordecai Kaplan, Questions Jews Ask: Reconstructionist Answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFranz Rosenzweig, \"The Builders: Concerning the Law\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Rubenstein, in The Condition of Jewish Belief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarold M. Schulweis, Evil and the Morality of God.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichael Wyschogrod, The Body of Faith: God in the People Israel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Secular Forms of Jewishness: Paul Mendes-Flohr.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMichah Joseph Berdichevski, \"Wrecking and Building\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen Halpern, \"Apologia Contra Rabbines\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYaakov Malkin, \"The Faith of Secular Jews\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Judaism and Zionism: Yosef Gorny.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Vital, \"The Future of the Jews: A People at the Crossroads?\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBen Halpern, \"Exile-Abstract Condition and Concrete Community\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNathan Rotenstreich, \"The Present-Day Relationship\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShlomo Avineri, \"Israel-A Normative Value of Jewish Existence\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsmar Schorsch, \"Making Israel a Light unto the Nations: Conservative Zionism Reconsidered\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEugene B. Borowitz, \"What Is Reform Religious Zionism?\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIsadore Twersky, \"Survival, Normalcy, Modernity\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHenry L. Feingold, \"Zionism: A New Course Needed\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEliezer Schweid, \"The Major Goal of Zionism Today: To Build the Spiritual Center\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYosef Gorny, \"The Need for a New Hibbat Zion\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. The \"Return\" to Traditional Judaism at the End of the Twentieth Century: Cross Cultural Comparisons: M. Herbert Danzger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReturn: An Unanticipated Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligious Authority in Judaism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAction and Study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy They Return.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"I am excited at the prospect of the publication of these books, in that they promise to display the lifelong fruits of research and mature insights of a master scholar on Judaism.\" \u003ci\u003eRobert Goldenberg.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The editors set out to produce a work that is open to the educated general reader, rather than being restricted to a scholarly audience, and in this reviewer's opinion they have certainly succeeded. Overall what is presented...is a detailed, balanced, scholarly but approachable work, a source of information as well as a resource for further study.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Expository Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eJacob Neusner\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College. He has nine honorary degrees, fourteen academic medals and has published more than 800 books.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan J. Avery-Peck\u003c\/b\u003e is Kraft-Hiatt Professor in Judaic Studies at The College of the Holy Cross. His has published widely and is editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eThe Annual of Rabbinic Judaism: Ancient, Medieval and Modern.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Reader in Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Judaism in its own words, affording readers a direct encounter with this ancient and enduring faith.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume includes passages from Scripture, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Rabbinic writings, medieval and modern Jewish philosophy and theology, and statements of modern movements in Judaism, all with editorial comment and guidance. The selection covers the historical development of Judaism and its doctrines, as well as representing contemporary debates.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe readings have been selected according to three guiding principles:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo stimulate thought and reflection and so to help readers or students draw inferences about a particular theme or problem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo illustrate the essays in the accompanying \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Companion to Judaism\u003c\/i\u003e so that the expositions there are substantiated in real Judaic texts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTo exemplify an important trait in Judaism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 27 topics treated in the associated Companion expound the topics of Judaism, and the corresponding selections in this Reader illustrate important points with primary sources, in English, to complement the exposition. In this way, the editors talk about Judaism and let Judaism speak for itself. They present introductions for any reader interested in the subject, and do not take partisan or sectarian positions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990175465701,"sku":"NP9780631207382","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631207382.jpg?v=1761786794","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-blackwell-reader-in-judaism-isbn-9780631207382","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}