Isbn: 9780814731079 - the nations that know thee not: ancient jewish attitudes toward other religions (reappraisals in jewish social and intellectual history) (6 Ergebnisse)

New York, New York University Press, 1998. 214 pp. Fine copy. Hardcover with dustjacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Slight shelf wear to boards, wear and small tears to dust jacket. All pages are intact and unmarked, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.…

Zustand: New. In English.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 215 pages. 9.00x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Bible is harshly opposed to participation by Israelites in the worship of other nations' gods. Was this strict command to the nation of Israel not to worship other deities extended to other nations Or was it legitimate and acceptable for other nations to worship their own gods just as Israel worshipped the God of the Covenant In The Nations That Know Thee Not, Robert Goldenberg takes a historical look at attitudes towards foreign religions that are found in Israel's scriptures and in post-Biblical Judaism, and he traces an ambivalent attitude toward foreign religions as it developed through the history of Judaism. How did Jewish outlooks on gentile religions vary so much over time As Jewish acceptance of paganism grew under rabbinic leadership, did Christianity become heir to other, harsher biblical attitudes toward other religions Systematically covering the entire range of Jewish literature of antiquity from the Bible through the rabbinic canons, Goldenberg sheds light on the ways in which ancient Jews understood the religious worlds in which they lived.…