History Books

New and Published Books

1. Jews, Christians and Polytheists in the Ancient Synagogue

   Edited by Steven Fine

   Jews, Christians and Polytheists in the Ancient Synagogue explores the ways in which divergent ethnic, national and religious communities interacted with one another within the synagogue in the Greco-Roman period. It presents new perspectives regarding the development of the synagogue and its...

   Published March 19th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Septuagint and Homeric Scholarship in Alexandria

   A Study in the Narrative of the 'Letter of Aristeas'

   By Sylvie Honigman

   The Letter of Aristeas tells the story of how Ptolemy Philadelphus of Egypt commissioned seventy scholars to translate the Hebrew Bible into Greek. Long accepted as a straightforward historical account of a cultural enterprise in Ptolemaic Alexandria, the Letter nevertheless poses serious...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
3. War and Peace in Jewish Tradition

   From the Biblical World to the Present

   Edited by Yigal Levin, Amnon Shapira

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   The transition between the reality of war and a hope for peace has accompanied the Jewish people since biblical times. However, the ways in which both concepts are understood have changed many times over the ages, and both have different implications for an independent nation in its own land than...

   Published December 20th 2011 by Routledge
4. Jewish Cultural Nationalism

   Origins and Influences

   By David Aberbach

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   Jewish Cultural Nationalism explores the development of Jewish nationalism from the Bible to modern times, focusing on particular movements and places as well as texts which signified, or themselves brought about, change: the Bible (Hebrew prayer book), and the modern Hebrew literature,...

   Published June 24th 2010 by Routledge
5. Jews and India

   Perceptions and Image

   By Yulia Egorova

   Series: Routledge Jewish Studies Series

   Exploring the image of Jews in India in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this book looks at both the Indian attitudes towards the Jewish communities of the subcontinent and at the way Jews and Judaism in general have been represented in Indian discourse. Despite the fact that the...

   Published July 23rd 2009 by Routledge
6. Introducing Judaism

   By Eliezer Segal

   Series: World Religions

   Introducing Judaism is the ideal starting point for students beginning their studies of this fascinating religion. Eliezer Segal takes a historical approach, focusing on religious aspects of Judaism, and introducing themes as they emerge from authentic Jewish documents. Students will gain an...

   Published August 7th 2008 by Routledge
7. Jewish Thought

   An Introduction

   By Oliver Leaman

   This fresh and contemporary introduction to the Jewish faith, its philosophies and worldviews, explores debates which have preoccupied Jewish thinkers over the centuries and examines their continuing influence in contemporary Judaism. Written by Oliver Leaman, a leading figure in the...

   Published June 25th 2006 by Routledge
8. Judaism

   History, Belief and Practice

   By Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Dan Cohn Sherbok

   Written by an experienced university teacher, who is also a scholar and rabbi, this extensive textbook presents an unrivalled guide to the history, belief and practice of Judaism. Beginning with the ancient Near-Eastern background, it covers early Israelite history, the emergence of classical...

   Published May 7th 2003 by Routledge
9. The Legend of the Baal-Shem

   2nd Edition

   By Martin Buber

   These twenty captivating stories about the founder of the Hasidic faith Israel ben Eliezer called the Baal-Shem or Master of God's Name, provide a profound and charming account of the genesis of Hasidism, still Judaism's most important religious movement. As a delicate and moving portrayal not only...

   Published October 2nd 2002 by Routledge
10. Judaism and Collective Life

    Self and Community in the Religious Kibbutz

    By Aryei Fishman

    Series: Routledge Studies in Religion

    Examining the relationship between Judaism as a religious culture and kibbutz life, this is a ground-breaking work in the research of Judaism.The book takes as its point of departure the historical fact that it was Orthodox pioneers of German origin, in contrast to their Eastern European...

    Published August 21st 2002 by Routledge