《Judaism A Historical Presentation》

PREFACE9

1 The Beginnings11

2 Israel＇s Selection19

3 The Torah23

4 Israel＇s Defection32

5 National and Religious Disruption：The Tragic Kingdom of Israel38

6 The Kingdom of Judah：Its rise and Fall46

7 The Prophets55

8 Priests and Psalmists65

9 The＇Wise Men＇72

10 The Judean Theocratic State79

11 The Second Hebrew Commonwealth95

12 The Jewish National Spiritual Centre111

13 The Talmud in the Making121

14 Talmudic Judaism(ⅰ)：Its Faith132

15 Talmudic Judaism(ⅱ)：Ethics and Virtue146

16 Talmudic Judaism(ⅲ)：Religious Observances160

17 The Consolidation of Talmudic Judaism180

18 Jewish Philosophy195

19 Jewish Mysticism：The Kabbalah223

20 The Contribution of Medieval Rabbinism252

21 Modern Movements in Judaism287

22 The Jewish State and Judaism319

BIBLIOGRAPHY325

INDEX333