Description
‘A Social and Religious History of the Jews’ was published in 18 volumes between 1952 and 1983, by Columbia University Press (New York) in collaboration with the Jewish Publication Society of America (Philadelphia).
The First Five Centuries: This second volume covers the key period of the formation of the Jewish civilization – early existence in the diaspora in the West and in the East, and the formation of religious and legal framework of Jewish life – the Talmud. The author explores Jewish history in close connection with the history of the surrounding nations, and shows how the great opposition of Rome and Persia influenced the split between the Palestinian and Babylonian Jewish centers.
