From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Third Edition by Shaye Cohen - 9780664239046

From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, Third EditionAuthor(s): Shaye Cohen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S., United States\nImprint: Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9780664239046, 978-0664239046\nSynopsis\nThis is the third edition of Shaye J. D. Cohen's important and seminal\nwork on the history and development of Judaism between 164 BCE to 300 CE. Cohen's\nsynthesis of religion, literature, and history offers deep insight into the nature\nof Judaism at this key period, including the relationship between Jews and Gentiles,\nthe function of Jewish religion in the larger community, and the development of\nnormative Judaism and other Jewish sects. Cohen offers students more than just\nhistory, but an understanding of the social and cultural context of Judaism as it\ndeveloped into the formative period of rabbinic Judaism. This new edition includes a\nbrand-new chapter on the parting of ways between Jews and Christians in the second\ncentury CE. Fro.