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1 online resource (423 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 248
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Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 248.
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"This English edition reshapes the French original to a considerable degree; in addition to numerous corrections and clarifications, it offers a clearer analysis of the Maccabaean crisis ... as well as new developments on the Sadducees ... and on Jewish Galilee"--Page 12-13. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-406) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Introduction to the English Edition; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 FROM CYRUS TO THE MISHNAH: SOME PROBLEMS; Chapter 2 THE SABBATH AND WAR; Chapter 3 THE SABBATH IN THE BIBLE; Chapter 4 THE SAMARITANS AND SHECHEM; Chapter 5 ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE SAMARITANS; Chapter 6 THE MACCABAEAN CRISIS; Chapter 7 SIMON THE JUST, HILLEL, THE MISHNAH; Chapter 8 EZRA AND NEHEMIAH; Chapter 9 CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors. |
| Summary |
Translated by J. Edward Crowley. This radical reconstruction of the origins of Judaism starts by observing that Josephus's sources on the early history of Israel do not agree with the Bible and that the oldest rabbinic traditions show no sign of a biblical foundation. Another interesting question is raised by the Samaritan claim, at the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, that they had only recently received the Sabbath from the Jews. From such details, Nodet creates a comprehensive line of argument that reveals two major sources of Judaism, as symbolized in the subtitle of his work: Joshua was the o. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Judaism -- History -- Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.
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Sabbath -- History.
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Sabbath. |
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History. |
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Samaritans -- History.
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Samaritans. |
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586 B.C.-210 A.D |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Title |
Essai sur les origines du judaïsme. English https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97105803
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nodet, Etienne. Essai sur les origines du judaïsme. English. Search for the origins of Judaism. Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1997 1850754454 9781850754459 (DLC) 97153068 (OCoLC)36878197 |
| ISBN |
9780567592811 (electronic book) |
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0567592812 (electronic book) |
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1850754454 |
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9781850754459 |
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