Modern Judaism: Or, A Brief Account of the Opinions, Traditions, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Jews in Modern Times, Volumen22;Volumen798T. Hamilton, and Oliphant, Waugh and Innes, 1816 - 434 páginas John Allen's discussion of Judaism dates to 1816; for many years, it was the authoritative history of the Jews from the time of Abraham through to the modern day. When sourcing the information necessary for this account, the author was discerning and meticulous: the history of the Jews is a topic of enormous depth and scope, requiring the use of holy books and written records often centuries or millennia old. Principally he examines the Holy Bible, and in particular the pertinent Old Testament texts, plus the holy books of the Jews such as the Kabbalah and Talmud. Other more esoteric sources include the Spanish and Portuguese Jews' Prayer Book. Each chapter of Modern Judaism includes numerous notes, elaborating further and list the relevant passages. Many wide-ranging aspects of Jewish life are covered; such as how to manage births, marriages, deaths, the preparation of food and the care of pregnant women. The ancient temple and its precepts are extensively narrated, that readers comprehend how the Jewish faith changed and evolved as the centuries passed, with rabbis across the ages contributing to the written lore. This reprint reproduces the tables and Hebrew script of the expanded second edition, which was first published in 1830. |
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... lived before the crucifixion of Christ , or as concessions which the force of truth has extorted from their prejudiced successors , have been em- ployed by Christian writers with advantage and success . * * Walton . Proleg . xii . s ...
... lived and the treatises they wrote , would exceed the limits of this volume . * But among the productions of Jewish pens , it is necessary to devote a few pages to the Talmud ; which is regarded by the rabbies and their followers with a ...
... lived many years , uniformly sustaining an unble- mished reputation . He states that a complete edition of the Talmud had been printed by the Jews at Cracow in Poland , and circulated all over that country : that after this , many Jews ...
... lived chiefly since the tenth century , and have employed themselves in amplifying and commenting upon the dogmas of their predecessors . * The Cabbala is of two kinds , theoretical and practical . The theoretical is so denominated from ...
... lived in the thirteenth century , relates two marvellous adven- tures : -one of a Jew , who , being sentenced to be burnt alive for adultery , contrived by his Cabba- listic skill that the executioners of justice mistook a horse for him ...
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