Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-282) and index.
Contents:
The prehistory of Judaism -- The beginnings of monotheism -- The book and the people -- Crisis and a new beginning -- The first kingdom of Judaea -- Diaspora and homeland -- A century of disasters -- The rebirth of Judaism -- The rabbis and their Torah -- The end of ancient history -- Appendix 1. Three sample passages from the Babylonian Talmud -- Appendix 2. Rabbinic biographies -- Appendix 3. The Sabbath.
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