Understanding Judaism

Rabbi Rosen presents a serious and concise overview of Jewish history, theology and practice from Judaism's biblical origins to the present day. The book provides an integrated approach that relates the main developments in Judaism to their historical context. The author is an Orthodox rabbi and academic. The book is written from the perspective of a committed and a practising Jew but is not uncritical and incorporates different perspectives.

ISBN	1903765285	Volumes	1
ISBN13	9781903765289 (What's this?)	Weight (grammes)	227
Publisher	Dunedin Academic Press	Published in	Edinburgh
Imprint	Dunedin Academic Press	Series ISSN	1744-583
Format	Paperback	Series title	Understanding Faith
Publication date	30 Oct 2003	Height (mm)	216
Library of Congress	BM562.R67	Width (mm)	138
DEWEY	297	Spine width (mm)	6
DEWEY edition	DC21	Academic level	General
Pages	150

	Dateline
	List of Illustrations
	Preface
Ch. 1	An Historical Overview	1
Ch. 2	A Theological Overview: 1	28
Ch. 3	A Theological Overview: 2	48
Ch. 4	The Jewish Year	59
Ch. 5	The Jewish Day	76
Ch. 6	The Jewish Life Cycle	89
Ch. 7	Jewish Theology	100
Ch. 8	Judaism Today	115
Ch. 9	Judaism: The Future	130
	Glossary	137
	Further Reading	144
	Index	146

"Jeremy Rosen has provided a most readable and useful smorgasbord of Jewish history, biblical law and ethics, concepts and issues in Talmudic theology, medieval philosophy and mysticism, a survey of modern movements in Jewish life, the challenges of fundamentalism, and daily rituals and life cycles." The Jewish Chronicle "What Rosen attempts to do in this book is vast, embracing history, theology, spirituality, sociology and politics... This is a general introduction to the world of Judaism, seen through the eyes of a scholar/practitioner and is highly to be recommended." New Connexions

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