Table of Contents

Part 1: History 1 Ancient Mesopotamian Civilization; 2 The Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Civilization; 3 Israelite Monotheism and Law; 4 The Patriarchs; 5 Exodus; 6 Conquest and Settlement; 7 The Rise of Monarchy; 8 Solomon and the Divided Monarchy; 9 Kings of Israel and Judah; 10 Jeroboam II to the Fall of the Northern Kingdom; 11 Ahaz and Hezehiah; 12 From Manasseh to Babylonian Captivity; 13 After the Fall of Judah; 14 Return and Restoration; 15 The Rise of Hellenism; 16 Judaism under Hellenism; 17 The Kingship of Herod; 18 Rebellion Against Rome; 19 The Rise of Christianity; 20 Roman Jewish War and Aftermath; 21 Jews in the Roman Empire; 22 Jews in Babylonia; 23 Rabbinic Scriptural Interpretation; 24 Rabbinic Theology; 25 Jews under Islamic Rule; 26 Karaism; 27 Jews in Muslim Spain and Other Lands; 28 Jews in Christian Europe in the Middle Ages; 29 The Jews in Christian Spain; 30 Dispersion of the Marranos; 31 Early Medieval Thought; 32 The Philosophy of Maimonides; 33 Jewish Philosophy after Maimonides; 34 Rabbinic Mysticism; 35 The Hasidei Ashkenaz; 36 The Emergence of Kabbalah; 37 Jews in the Ottoman Empire; 38 The Sabbatean Movement; 39 Jewry in Eastern and Western Europe; 40 The Rise of the Hasidic Movement; 41 The Status of Jewry in Europe; 42 Jews in Eastern Europe; 43 The Emergence of Jewish Thought in the Enlightenment; 44 The Origins of Reform; 45 Jewish Thought in the Age of Reform; 46 The Rise of Anti-Semitism; 47 The Zionist Movement; 48 Jews in the United States, Palestine, Africa, Asia and Germany; 49 The Nazi Regime; 50 The Death Camps; 51 The State of Israel; 52 Jewry after The Holocaust; 53 The Contemporary Jewish World; 54 The Future of Judaism; Part 2: Belief and Practice: Belief 55 The Unity of God; 56 Transcendence and Imminence; 57 Eternity; 58 Omnipotence and Omniscience; 59 Creation; 60 Providence; 61 Divine Goodness; 62 Revelation; 63 Torah and Mitzvot; 64 Commandments; 65 Transgression and Repentence; 66 The Chosen People; 67 The Promised Land; 68 Prayer; 69 Love and Fear of God; 70 Messiah; 71 The Hereafter; Practice: 72 The Community; 73 Jewish Education; 74 The Jewish Calendar; 75 Sanctuary, Temple and Synagogue; 76 Worship; 77 Sabbath; 78 Special Sabbaths; 79 Pilgrim Festivals; 80 New Year and Day of Atonement; 81 Days of Joy; 82 Fast Days; 83 Life Cycle Events; 84 Marriage; 85 Divorce; 86 The Home; 87 Dietary Laws; 88 Death and Mourning; 89 Ethics; 90 Conversion; Glossary; Bibliography; Judaism and the Internet; Index