HISTORY of JUDAISM by SILVER & MARTIN/2 BOOKS/ JEWISH

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HISTORY of JUDAISM by SILVER & MARTIN/2 BOOKS/ JEWISH A HISTORY OF JUDAISM. VOLUME I: FROM ABRAHAM TO MAIMONIDES. VOLUME II: EUROPE & THE NEW WORLD. BY DANIEL JEREMY SILVER & BERNARD MARTIN. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1975. Second printing. A nice set of two thick and heavy books offering this classic history of Judaism. Published more than 30 years ago, this set of books is now out of print. Such a nice set is not likely to come up for sale again soon on ebay. From the Preface: "These volumes are an attempt to give a historical account of Judaism--a way of life, thought, and faith in which we believe deeply and which nourishes our spirits as it has sustained and inspired countless men and women for more than a hundred generations. Our story begins three and a half millennia ago, on the outer fringes of the settled lands of Bronze Age western Asia, and continues to the present day, when communities of Jews are to be found in virtually every country of the world. Jews have been on the historical scene for a very long time, and their religion, Judaism, has played a major cultural role in almost all civilizations except those of eastern Asia. hence, our story is inevitably long and complex..." Contents include: 1. The Fathers and Their Way; The covenant Relationship; God's Freedom and God's Bondage; Land; Power; The Way and the Wayward; This was Believed; Judah is Judged; Defeat, Dispersion, and Exile; From the Exile to Alexander; The age of Variety; A Change in Cultural Style; Torah in the Age of Variety; Angles, Devils, and Judgment Day; After the Fall; Talmudic Judaism; The Rabbinic Mind; Judaism and Islam; Dar al Islam--West; The other Moses; etc. 2. Jewish Religious Thought after Maimonides; Jewish Mysticism: The Kabbalah; Franco0German Judaism in the Middle Ages; Italian Jewry and the Renaissance Era; East European Jewry; Two Melancholy Centuries; Hasidism; Into the Modern World; Haskalah; New Interpretations of Judaism; The Science of Judaism and 19th Century Jewish Philosophy; American Judaism from Its Beginnings to the End of the Nineteenth Century; The Recrudenscence of Anti-Semitism and the Rise of Zionism; European Jewry in the 12th Century; Jewish Life and Religious Thought in America in the Twentieth Century; The State of Israel: Achievements and Problems; etc. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Two thick & heavy Octavo - sized hardcover books in a Slip Case; [(xvii+476) + (xv+527)] pages of text. Near Fine condition: no torn or missing pages, no writing or markings in the text; dark blue top page edges; "To Bernice Goldstein with thanks for her seven years of loving service as our principal, Beth Ann Temple. Charles Lippman, Rabbi & Jerome List, President. Leonore Loeb, Sch. Bd." inscribed on blank page. Original publisher's hardcover bindings, with no wear. Slip Cover in Very Good condition with only slight wear: only light age wear. A solid and attractive set of these interesting books. Please look through my other auction listings- I have listed many scarce and unusual books this week on ebay. Please bid on more than one book, because I will be happy to reduce shipping costs for multiple purchases. International bids welcomed, international airmail postage $40; Canadian airmail postage $25. NO RESERVE $4.00 for Media Mail postage within the United States.$40.00 for international air mail postage. $0.00 for insurance within the United States. . 04.01.013 read more

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