Recovering Judaism

by Jacob Neusner

Book Overview

The renewed perception of Judaism's influence Judaism today is too often thought to represent a religious backwater, a highly particularistic, religion with its own esoteric tales and traditions, practices and norms. First Christians, then Jews themselves, have succumbed to this characterization, resulting in dismissal of Judaism's universal religious significance. Bereft of its religious import, Judaism is increasingly thought merely an ethnic designation-and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800632680
• ISBN13: 9780800632687
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"