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Pages: 452
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This book describes and explains the fluidity of the definition of Jewishness from c. 200 BCE to c. 200 CE.
The Beginnings of Jewishness
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Pages: 454
Authors: Shaye J. D. Cohen
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1999-02-01 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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In modern times, various Jewish groups have argued whether Jewishness is a function of ethnicity, of nationality, of religion, or of all three. These fundamenta
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Pages: 444
Authors: Shaye J. D. Cohen
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This is a study of the notion of Jewishness from c. 200 BCE to c. 200 CE. Reasonable and well-informed people disputed whether a given person was Jewish or not;
American Judaism
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Authors: Jonathan D. Sarna
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Jonathan D. Sarna's award-winning American Judaism is now available in an updated and revised edition that summarizes recent scholarship and takes into account
A History of Judaism
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"Judaism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and it has preserved its distinctive identity despite the extraordinarily diverse forms and beliefs it has