History of the Jewish People: 12 Pivotal Works
Twelve Foundational Perspectives on Jewish History, Diaspora, Faith, Memory, and Modern IdentityBy Simon Dubnow, Max Radin, Flavius Josephus, Maurice H. Harris, Lady Katie Magnus, Alfred Edersheim, Joseph Krauskopf, David Baron, Peter Wiernik, G. K. Chesterton
Length193h 51m
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History of the Jewish People: 12 Pivotal Works gathers a capacious archive of Jewish historical writing, religious reflection, biography, cultural criticism, and literary interpretation. Spanning antiquity to modernity, the volume places foundational narratives of national survival beside examinations of ritual, diaspora, emancipation, messianic expectation, and Jewish encounter with Christian Europe. Its range—from classical historiography to popular historical synthesis and polemical essay—illuminates both the continuity and contested meanings of Jewish peoplehood. The contributors represent markedly different intellectual locations: Flavius Josephus supplies an indispensable ancient witness to the Jewish world under Rome, while Simon Dubnow and Peter Wiernik articulate modern Jewish historiographical concerns shaped by nationalism, migration, and diasporic culture. Religious scholars and communal leaders such as Alfred Edersheim, Maurice H. Harris, Joseph Krauskopf, and David Baron bring theological and institutional perspectives, while Lady Katie Magnus and G. K. Chesterton broaden the collection's cultural and interfaith horizons. Together, these voices register the debates surrounding modern Jewish identity, historical memory, and representation. This anthology is especially valuable for readers seeking not a single account but a dialogue among divergent interpretations of Jewish history. It rewards students, general readers, and scholars alike with a concentrated introduction to major questions of survival, faith, citizenship, and cultural inheritance, while inviting critical attention to the assumptions and contexts informing each work.
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GenreHistory, Literary Classics
Length193 hrs 51 mins
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Publish dateJul 31, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ (Annotated)
2A Thousand Years of Jewish History: From the days of Alexander the Great to the Moslem Conquest of Spain
3Introduction
4BOOK I.
5CHAPTER IV.
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6BOOK II.
7CHAPTER XII.
8BOOK III.
9CHAPTER XIX.
10BOOK IV.
11CHAPTER XXX.
12Chronological Table.
13BOOK V.
14Outlines of Jewish History from B.C. 586 to C.E. 1885
15PREFACE.
16BOOK I. 500 B.C. TO 70 A.C. IN THE SHADOW OF THE SWORD.
17BOOK II. 70 TO 1600. DARKNESS. (pt. 1)
18BOOK II. 70 TO 1600. DARKNESS. (pt. 2)
19BOOK III. 100–1500. STARLIGHT.
20BOOK IV. 1591–1885. DAWN. (pt. 1)
21BOOK IV. 1591–1885. DAWN. (pt. 2)
22GENERAL LISTS OF WORKS
23A SELECTION OF EDUCATIONAL WORKS.
24Jewish History
25INTRODUCTORY NOTE
26I. THE RANGE OF JEWISH HISTORY
27IV. THE HISTORICAL SYNTHESIS
28VIII. THE GAONIC PERIOD, OR THE HEGEMONY OF THE ORIENTAL JEWS (500-980)
29XII. THE TEACHINGS OF JEWISH HISTORY
30The Jews among the Greeks and Romans
31Preface
32Introduction (pt. 1)
33Introduction (pt. 2)
34Introduction (pt. 3)
35Introduction (pt. 4)
36Introduction (pt. 5)
37The Jewish Wars: History of the Jewish War and Resistance against the Romans
38Preface
39Book I
40Chapter 1
41Chapter 2
42Chapter 3
43Chapter 4
44Chapter 5
45Chapter 6
46Chapter 7
47Chapter 8
48Chapter 9
49Chapter 10
50Chapter 11
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