Summary
A
short but comprehensive account of Judaism presented against a
background of the 4,000 years of Jewish history extending from the
westward migration of Abraham, the progenitor of the Jewish people,
to the establishment of the modern State of Israel. Traces the
rise, growth, and development of the beliefs, teachings and
practices of Judaism, as well as of its hopes, aspirations and
ideals. Also discusses the spiritual movements and influences which
have helped to shape the Jewish religion and its varied
manifestations, and describes the contributions made in turn by a
succession of prophets, legislators, priests, psalmists, sages,
rabbis, philosophers and mystics, by which Judaism has come to be
the living religious force it is today. In the treatment of its
themes the book strives to maintain a balance between the factual
and the interpretative, and aims throughout at clarity and
simplicity in presentation and exposition.
