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2nd ed. (2006)

3rd ed. (2014)

From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (1987) is a book by Shaye J.D. Cohen.

I edition (1987)

A general introduction to Second Temple Judaism.

"This book explores the period from the 160s to 63 B.C.E., when the Maccabees ruled the Jews, up to the publication of the Mishnah in the second century C.E."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in Philadelphia, PA: Westminster, 1987. 2nd edition in Louisville, KY (Westminster Knox, 2006).

• From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, 2nd ed. (2006 @1987 Cohen), book
• From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, 3rd ed. (2014 @1987 Cohen), book

Korean edition (1994

• Kotae yutaekyo yoksa? (1994 Cohen), book (Korean ed.)

2nd edition (2006)

• Shaye J.D. Cohen, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah (Louisville, KY: Westminster Knox, 2006).

"In this new edition of a best-selling classic, Shaye Cohen offers a thorough analysis of Judaism's development from the early years of the Roman Empire to the formative period of rabbinic Judaism. Cohen's synthesis of religion, literature, and history offers deep insight into the nature of Judaism at this key period, including the relationship between Jews and Gentiles, the function of Jewish religion in the larger community, and the development of normative Judaism and other Jewish sects. In addition, Cohen provides clear explanations concerning the formation of the biblical canon and the roots of rabbinic Judaism. Now completely updated and revised, this book remains the clearest introduction to the era that shaped Judaism and provided the context for early Christianity."--Publisher description.

3rd edition (2014)

• Shaye J.D. Cohen, From the Maccabees to the Mishnah, 3rd ed. (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2014).

"This is the third edition of Shaye J.D. Cohen's important and seminal work on the history and development of Judaism between 164 BCE to 300 CE. Cohen's synthesis of religion, literature, and history offers deep insight into the nature of Judaism at this key period, including the relationship between Jews and Gentiles, the function of Jewish religion in the larger community, and the development of normative Judaism and other Jewish sects. Cohen offers students more than just history, but an understanding of the social and cultural context of Judaism as it developed into the formative period of rabbinic Judaism. This new edition includes a brand-new chapter on the parting of ways between Jews and Christians in the second century CE. From the Maccabees to the Mishnah remains the clearest introduction to the era that shaped Judaism and provided the context for early Christianity."--Publisher description.

Contents

• Preface
• 1. Ancient Judaism: Chronology and Definitions
• 2. Jews and Gentiles
• 3. The Jewish "Religion": Practices and Beliefs
• 4. The Community and Its Institutions
• 5. Sectarian and Normative
• 6. Canonization and Its Implications
• 7. The Emergence of Rabbinic Judaism

External links

• Google Books (partial text)