A Search for the Origins of Judaism
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A Search for the Origins of Judaism

From Joshua to the Mishnah

  1. 424 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

A Search for the Origins of Judaism

From Joshua to the Mishnah

About this book

Translated by J. Edward Crowley. This radical reconstruction of the origins of Judaism starts by observing that Josephus's sources on the early history of Israel do not agree with the Bible and that the oldest rabbinic traditions show no sign of a biblical foundation. Another interesting question is raised by the Samaritan claim, at the time of Antiochus Epiphanes, that they had only recently received the Sabbath from the Jews. From such details, Nodet creates a comprehensive line of argument that reveals two major sources of Judaism, as symbolized in the subtitle of his work: Joshua was the one who established locally in writing a statute and a law at the Shechem assembly, while the Mishnah was the ultimate metamorphosis of traditions brought from Babylon and combined with Judaean influences.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Introduction to the English Edition
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Chapter 1 FROM CYRUS TO THE MISHNAH: SOME PROBLEMS
  5. Chapter 2 THE SABBATH AND WAR
  6. Chapter 3 THE SABBATH IN THE BIBLE
  7. Chapter 4 THE SAMARITANS AND SHECHEM
  8. Chapter 5 ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE SAMARITANS
  9. Chapter 6 THE MACCABAEAN CRISIS
  10. Chapter 7 SIMON THE JUST, HILLEL, THE MISHNAH
  11. Chapter 8 EZRA AND NEHEMIAH
  12. Chapter 9 CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index of References
  15. Index of Authors