03310nam 2200637Ia 450 991045357650332120200520144314.01-281-80388-X97866118038890-567-59281-2(CKB)1000000000542336(EBL)436772(OCoLC)276855862(SSID)ssj0000242711(PQKBManifestationID)12031926(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242711(PQKBWorkID)10311018(PQKB)11575711(MiAaPQ)EBC436772(Au-PeEL)EBL436772(CaPaEBR)ebr10250969(CaONFJC)MIL180388(OCoLC)893334430(EXLCZ)99100000000054233619970520d1997 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA search for the origins of Judaism[electronic resource] from Joshua to the Mishnah /Etienne Nodet ; translated by Ed CrowleySheffield, England Sheffield Academic Pressc19971 online resource (424 p.)Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;248"This English edition reshapes the French original to a considerable degree; in addition to numerous corrections and clarifications, it offers a clearer analysis of the Maccabaean crisis ... as well as new developments on the Sadducees ... and on Jewish Galilee"--P. 12-13.1-85075-445-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Contents; Introduction to the English Edition; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 FROM CYRUS TO THE MISHNAH: SOME PROBLEMS; Chapter 2 THE SABBATH AND WAR; Chapter 3 THE SABBATH IN THE BIBLE; Chapter 4 THE SAMARITANS AND SHECHEM; Chapter 5 ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THE SAMARITANS; Chapter 6 THE MACCABAEAN CRISIS; Chapter 7 SIMON THE JUST, HILLEL, THE MISHNAH; Chapter 8 EZRA AND NEHEMIAH; Chapter 9 CONCLUSION AND PERSPECTIVES; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of AuthorsTranslated 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 oJournal for the study of the Old Testament.Supplement series ;248.JudaismHistoryPost-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.DSabbathHistorySamaritansHistoryElectronic books.JudaismHistorySabbathHistory.SamaritansHistory.296/.09/014Nodet Etienne966645MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453576503321A search for the origins of Judaism2193758UNINA