Modern Judaism: Or, A Brief Account of the Opinions, Traditions, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Jews in Modern Times, Volume 22; Volume 798John 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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... given in the following pages . But he regards the trans- actions connected with that assembly as the mere effects of state policy on the one hand and of temporizing servility on the other , and therefore unworthy of being taken into the ...
... given to the Sons of Noah , -binding on the Gentiles ...... CHAPTER VII . ....... Page 95 Jewish Opinions on the present moral Condition of Human Nature : -Sin : -Remedies for Sin : -Repentance : -Punish- ment : -Salvation : -Case of ...
... given by Josephus of the books of the second and third classes leave room for some doubt to which he meant to refer the book of Job : but if he included it in the third , he must have reckoned two of Solo- mon's books , perhaps Proverbs ...
... given in the Talmud , Isaiah is placed after Jeremiah and Ezekiel ; and the order of the Hagio- grapha is as follows : Ruth , Psalms , Job , Proverbs , Ecclesiastes , Song of Songs , Lamentations , Daniel , Esther , Ezra and Nehemiah ...
... given according to Vander Hooght's Hebrew Bible , with which those in our English Bible do not always correspond . In the Parashioth , as the whole of the Pentateuch is read , I have thought it unnecessary to specify these variations ...