Understanding Judaism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places - Hardcover

Ehrlich, Carl S.

 
9781844831081: Understanding Judaism: Origins, Beliefs, Practices, Holy Texts, Sacred Places

Synopsis

Filled with useful basic information about Judaism, this guide to an ancient religion covers the history and major spiritual themes of the faith as well as the Bible, the Talmud, Hasidism, the Kabbalah, and Zionism.

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About the Author

Carl S. Ehrlich is Professor of Humanities at York University, Toronto. He has lectured widely and contributed to many important publications, including the Journal of Biblical Literature, the Oxford Companion to the Bible, and World Religions: The Illustrated Guide (DBP). He is currently coediting a new annotated translation of the Hebrew Bible into German and beginning research on a cultural history of Moses.

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