From Mesopotamia To Modernity: Ten Introductions To Jewish History And Literature

by Burton L. Visotzky

Book Overview

This book is a one-volume introduction to both Jewish history and literature from its earliest times up to the present, covering many major aspects of Jewish studies from the Bible through modern Judaism. It is designed to serve undergraduate and graduate courses in Judaism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813367174
• ISBN13: 9780813367170
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

New, small paperback teaches Judaism

Thoroughly readable, yet acknowledging scholarly differences, FROM MESOPOTAMIA TO MODERNITY presents the history and literature of Judaism from Tanakh to the State of Israel in 245 pages. The instructor can base an adult education series, an undergraduate course or a graduate seminar on this book, its references and other sources as s/he chooses.