Cambridge History of Judaism – Volumes 1 - 4

The Cambridge History of Judaism – Volume 1 – Introduction – The Persian Period

The Cambridge History of Judaism – Volume 1 – Contents

• Preface page
• List of abbreviations
• Frontispiece
• INTRODUCTION
  • 1. The geography of Palestine and the Levant in relation to its history by DENIS BALY, Department of Religion, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio
  • 2. Numismatics by URIEL RAPPAPORT, Department of Jewish History, University of Haifa
  • 3. Calendars and chronology by ELIAS J. BICKERMAN , Department of History, Columbia University, New York
• THE PERSIAN PERIOD
  • 4. The Persian empire and the political and social history of Palestine in the Persian period by EPHRAIM STERN, Institute of Archeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 5. The archeology of Persian Palestine by EPHRAIM STERN
  • 6. Hebrew and Aramaic in the Persian period by JOSEPH NAVEH, Institute of Archeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and JONAS C. GREENFIELD , Department of Semitic Languages, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 7. The Jewish community in Palestine in the Persian period by PETER ACKROYD , King's College, University of London
  • 8. Prophecy and Psalms in the Persian period by GUNTHER WANKE , Seminar fьr Geschichte und Exegese des Alten Testaments, Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg
  • 9. Wisdom literature in the Persian period by HARTMUT GESE , University of Tubingen
  • 10. Jewish religious life in the Persian period by MORTON SMITH, Department of History, Columbia University, New York
  • 11. Persian religion in the Achemenid age by MARY BOYCE , Department of the Near and Middle East, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
  • 12. Iranian influence on Judaism: first century B.C.E. to second century C.E. by SHAUL SHAKED , Faculty of the Humanities, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 13. The Diaspora
• Bibliographies
• Index
• Chronological table

The Cambridge History of Judaism – Volume 2 – The Hellenistic Age

The Cambridge History of Judaism – Volume 2 – Contents

• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• Map of the Hellenistic Empire
  • 1. The archeology of Hellenistic Palestine by MARIE-CHRISTINE HALPERN-ZYLBERSTEIN, Le Louvre, Paris
  • 2. The political and social history of Palestine from Alexander to Antiochus III (333-187 B.C.E.) by MARTIN HENGEL, Institutum Judaicum, Eberhard-Karls-Universitat, Tubingen
  • 3. Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek in the Hellenistic age by JAMES BARR, University of Oxford
  • 4. The Diaspora in the Hellenistic age by HARALD HEGERMANN, Institut fur Neutestamentliche Theologie, Universitat Miinchen
  • 5. The interpenetration of Judaism and Hellenism in the pre-Maccabean period by MARTIN HENGEL
  • 6. The men of the Great Synagogue {circa 400—170 B.C.E.) by Louis FINKELSTEIN, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
  • 7. The Pharisaic leadership after the Great Synagogue (170 B.C.E.—135 C.E.) by Louis FINKELSTEIN
  • 8. Antiochus IV by OTTO MORKHOLMI, Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen
  • 9. The Hasmonean revolt and the Hasmonean dynasty by JONATHAN A. GOLDSTEIN, Department of History, Univeristy of Iowa
  • 10. Jewish literature in Hebrew and Aramaic in the Greek era by MATHIAS DELCOR, Ecole pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne
  • 11. Jewish—Greek literature of the Greek period by NIKOLAUS WALTER, Katechetisches Oberseminar, Naumburg/Saale
  • 12. The apocrypha and pseudepigrapha of the Hellenistic period by MATHIAS DELCOR
  • 13. The book of Daniel by H. L. GINSBERG, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York
  • 14. The matrix of apocalyptic by PAUL D. HANSON, The Divinity School, Harvard University
  • 15. The Septuagint and its Hebrew text by HARRY M. ORLINSKY, Hebrew Union College -Jewish Institute of Religion, New York
  • 16. The Targumim by ROGER L E DEAUT, Seminaire Francois, Rome
  • 17. The Samaritans by JAMES D. PURVIS, Department of Religion, College of Liberal Arts, University of Boston
  • 18. The growth of anti-Judaism or the Greek attitude towards Jews by EMILIO GABBA, Universita degli Studi, Instituto di Storia Antica, Pavia
• Bibliographies
• Chronological table
• Index

The Cambridge History of Judaism – Volume 3 – The Early Roman Period

The Cambridge History of Judaism – Volume 3 – Contents

• List of figures
• Preface
• List of abbreviations
• Chronological table
  • 1. The archaeology of Palestine 63 BCE–CE 70 by Magen Broshi, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
  • 2. The Herodian Temple by Dan Bahat, Bar-Ilan University
  • 3. Recent archaeology in Palestine: achievements and future goals by Eric M. Meyers, Department of Religion, Duke University
  • 4. The contribution of Jewish inscriptions to the study of Judaism by Margaret Williams, Department of Classical Studies, The Open University
  • 5. The social, economic and political history of Palestine 63 BCE–CE 70 by Emilio Gabba, Dipartimento di Scienze dell’Antichità, Università degli Studi di Pavia
  • 6. The Diaspora in the Roman period before CE 70 by E. Mary Smallwood, Professor Emerita Queen’s University of Belfast
  • 7. The Gentiles in Judaism 125 BCE–CE 66 by Morton Smith, Formerly Professor of Ancient History, Columbia University
  • 8. Gentiles as seen by Jews after CE 70 by Raphael Loewe, Goldsmith Professor of Hebrew Emeritus, University College London
  • 9. The synagogue by Hanswulf Bloedhorn and Gil Hüttenmeister, Institut für Antikes Judentum, Universität Tübingen
  • 10. The Temple and the synagogue by Shaye J. D. Cohen, Program in Judaic Studies, Brown University
  • 11. The early liturgy of the synagogue by Stefan C. Reif, Genizah Research and Oriental Division, University Library, Cambridge
  • 12. Women in the synagogue by William Horbury, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
  • 13. The Pharisees by Joachim Schaper, Institut für Alttestamentliche Theologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
  • 14. The Sadducees – their history and doctrines Günter Stemberger, Institut für Judaistik, Universität Wien
  • 15. The Essenes by Otto Betz, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen
  • 16. The baptist sects by Kurt Rudolph, Philipps-Universität Marburg
  • 17. The troublemakers by Morton Smith
  • 18. The Samaritans and their sects by Stanley Isser, Department of Judaic Studies, University at Albany, State University of New York
  • 19. Galilean Judaism and Judaean Judaism by Martin Goodman, The Oriental Institute, University of Oxford
  • 20. Jesus: from the Jewish point of view by W. D. Davies, Emeritus Professor, Duke University and E. P. Sanders, Department of Religion, Duke University
  • 21. Paul: from the Jewish point of view by W. D. Davies
  • 22. Jewish Christianity by J. Carleton Paget, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge
  • 23. Apocalyptic: the disclosure of heavenly knowledge by Christopher C. Rowland, Faculty of Theology, University of Oxford
  • 24. The Qumran sectarian writings by Jonathan Campbell, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Bristol
  • 25. The Dead Sea Scrolls and pre-Tannaitic Judaism by Norman Golb, The Oriental Institute, University of Chicago
  • 26. Prayer in the Qumran texts by Daniel K. Falk, Department of Religious Studies, University of Oregon
  • 27. Philo of Alexandria by C. Mondésert†, formerly Professor at the Institut des Sources Chrétiennes
  • 28. Josephus (CE 37–c. 100) by L. H. Feldman, Yeshiva University
  • 29. The rabbi in second-century Jewish society by Shaye J. D. Cohen, Program in Judaic Studies, Brown University
  • 30. The Hellenistic–Roman Diaspora CE 70–CE 235: the archaeological evidence by L. I. Levine, Institute of Archaeology, Department of Jewish History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 31. The legacy of Egypt in Judaism by J. Gwyn Griffiths, Professor Emeritus of Classics and Egyptology, University of Wales, Swansea
  • 32. Jewish elements in gnosticism and magic c. CE 70–c. CE 270 by Philip S. Alexander, Department of Religions and Theology, University of Manchester
• Bibliographies
• Index

The Cambridge History of Judaism – Volume 4 – The Late Roman-Rabbinic Period

The Cambridge History of Judaism – Volume 4 – Contents

• List of figures
• List of general abbreviations
• List of abbreviations of rabbinic sources
• Introduction by STEVEN T. KATZ
  • 1. Political, social, and economic life in the Land of Israel, 66–c. 235 by SETH SCHWARTZ, Department of History, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York
  • 2. The Diaspora from 66 to c. 235 CE
  • 3. The uprisings in the Jewish Diaspora, 116–117 by MIRIAM PUCCI BEN ZEEV, Department of History, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva
  • 4. The Bar Kochba Revolt, 132–135 by HANAN ESHEL, Department of Land of Israel Studies and Archaeology, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan
  • 5. The legal status of the Jews in the Roman Empire by AMNON LINDER, Department of History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 6. Jewish art and architecture in the Land of Israel, 70–c. 235 by ERIC M. MEYERS, Department of Religion, Duke University, Durham
  • 7. The destruction of the Jerusalem Temple: its meaning and its consequences by ROBERT GOLDENBERG, Department of History and Judaic Studies, State University of New York, Stony Brook
  • 8. The origins and development of the rabbinic movement in the Land of Israel by HAYIM LAPIN, Department of History, University of Maryland
  • 9. The canonical process by JAMES A. SANDERS, Ancient Biblical Manuscripts Center and Claremont School of Theology, California
  • 10. The beginnings of Christian anti-Judaism, 70–c. 235 by PETER RICHARDSON, Department and Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto
  • 11. The rabbinic response to Christianity by STEVEN T. KATZ, Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies and Department of Religion, Boston University
  • 12. The Mishnah by DAVID KRAEMER, Department of Talmud and Rabbinics, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York
  • 13. The Tosefta by PAUL MANDEL, Department of Hebrew and Comparative Literature, University of Haifa
  • 14. Midrash Halachah by JAY M. HARRIS, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, Harvard University, Cambridge
  • 15. Mishnaic Hebrew: an introductory survey by MOSHE BAR-ASHER, Department of Hebrew Language, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 16. The political and social history of the Jewish community in the Land of Israel, c. 235–638 by DAVID GOODBLATT, Department of History, University of California, San Diego
  • 17. The material realities of Jewish life in the Land of Israel, c. 235–638 by JOSHUA J. SCHWARTZ, Department of Land of Israel Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan
  • 18. Aramaic in late antiquity YOCHANAN BREUER, Department of Hebrew Language, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 19. The Diaspora, c. 235–638 492
  • 20 Jewish archaeology in late antiquity: art, architecture, and inscriptions by LEE I. LEVINE, Department of Jewish History and Archaeology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 21. Jewish festivals in late antiquity JOSEPH TABORY, Department of Talmud, Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gan
  • 22. Rabbinic prayer in late antiquity REUVEN KIMELMAN, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University, Boston
  • 23. Rabbinic views on marriage, sexuality, and the family by MICHAEL L. SATLOW, Program in Judaic Studies and Department of Religious Studies, Brown University, Providence
  • 24. Women in Jewish life and law by TAL ILAN, Jerusalem
  • 25. Gentiles in rabbinic thought by DAVID NOVAK, Department of Philosophy, Centre for the Study of Religion, University of Toronto
  • 26. The formation and character of the Jerusalem Talmud by LEIB MOSCOVITZ, Department of Talmud, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan
  • 27. The late midrashic, paytanic, and targumic literature by AVIGDOR SHINAN, Department of Hebrew Literature, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 28. Jewish magic in late antiquity by MICHAEL D. SWARTZ, Professor of Hebrew and Religious Studies, Ohio State University
  • 29. Jewish folk literature in late antiquity by ELI YASSIF, Faculty of Humanities, Tel-Aviv University
  • 30. Early forms of Jewish mysticism by RACHEL ELIOR, Department of Jewish Studies, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 31. The political, social, and economic history of Babylonian Jewry, 224–638 CE by ISAIAH M. GAFNI, Sol Rosenbloom Professor of Jewish History, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 32. The history of the Babylonian academies by DAVID GOODBLATT, Department of History, University of California, San Diego
  • 33. The formation and character of the Babylonian Talmud by RICHARD KALMIN, Jewish Theological Seminary of America, New York
  • 34. Talmudic law: a jurisprudential perspective by HANINA BEN-MENAHEM, Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 35. Torah in rabbinic thought: the theology of learning by MARC HIRSHMAN, The Melton Center of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • 36. Man, sin, and redemption in rabbinic Judaism by STEVEN T. KATZ, Elie Wiesel Center for Judaic Studies and Department of Religion, Boston University
  • 37. The rabbinic theology of the physical: blessings, body and soul, resurrection, and covenant and election by REUVEN KIMELMAN, Department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Brandeis University
  • 38. Christian anti-Judaism: polemics and policies by PAULA FREDRIKSEN, Department of Religion, Boston University
  • 39. Jews in Byzantium by STEVEN BOWMAN, Department of Judaic Studies, University of Cincinnati
  • 40. Messianism and apocalypticism in rabbinic texts by LAWRENCE H. SCHIFFMAN, Skirball Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University
• Appendix: Justinian and the revision of Jewish legal status by ALFREDO MORDECHAI RABELLO, Faculty of Law, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• Index