The Jews: Their Religion and Culture

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History! Religion THE JEWS Their Religion and Culture FourthEdmm Edited by Louis Finkelstein "The work of scholars whose erudition in both generál and specific fields has enabled them to seek their data in originál sources and interpret the meaning and value of their discoveries." -New Republic "This is a rare book in that it will be satisfying to the scholar and at the same time interesting to the average reader." - The Kirkus Reviews The true history of Israel is religion as it documents itself in a life of faith and deed, in great literary works, in movements and institutions. This volume is dedicated to the exploration of these terms. Contents: Róbert Gordis: The Bible as a Cultural Monument • Ralph Marcus: Hellenistic Jewish Literature • Shalom Spiegel: On Medieval Hebrew Poetry • Abraham S. Halkin: Judeo-Arabic Literature • Abraham J. Heschel: The Mystical Element in Judaism • Abraham Menes: Patterns of Jewish Scholarship in Eastern Europe • Hillel Bavli: The Modern... Tovább

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History! Religion THE JEWS Their Religion and Culture FourthEdmm Edited by Louis Finkelstein "The work of scholars whose erudition in both generál and specific fields has enabled them to seek their data in originál sources and interpret the meaning and value of their discoveries." -New Republic "This is a rare book in that it will be satisfying to the scholar and at the same time interesting to the average reader." - The Kirkus Reviews The true history of Israel is religion as it documents itself in a life of faith and deed, in great literary works, in movements and institutions. This volume is dedicated to the exploration of these terms. Contents: Róbert Gordis: The Bible as a Cultural Monument • Ralph Marcus: Hellenistic Jewish Literature • Shalom Spiegel: On Medieval Hebrew Poetry • Abraham S. Halkin: Judeo-Arabic Literature • Abraham J. Heschel: The Mystical Element in Judaism • Abraham Menes: Patterns of Jewish Scholarship in Eastern Europe • Hillel Bavli: The Modern Renaissance of Hebrew Literature • Moshe Davis: Jewish Religious Life and Institutions in America • Simon Greenberg: Jewish Educational Institutions • Yudel Mark: Yiddish Literature • Louis Finkelstein: The Jewish Religion-Its Beliefs and Practices. Louis Finkelstein is Chancellor of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America and the author of numerous scholarly works on Judaism. Vissza