Modern Judaism: Or, A Brief Account of the Opinions, Traditions, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Jews in Modern Times, Nide 22;Nide 798T. Hamilton, and Oliphant, Waugh and Innes, 1816 - 434 sivua 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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... divine . Of them , five belong to Moses , which contain his Law , and the ' traditions of the origin of mankind till his death . In the interval of time from the death of Moses 6 < 6 to the reign of Artaxerxes , successor of Xerxes ...
... divine inspiration of each transcriber of the whole or any part of the scriptures could have secured the perfect accuracy of every copy . When errors had crept into one copy , they were likely to be retained in other copies made from it ...
... divine will ; and to them also Moses recited the text and the interpretation , in the same manner as before . These two laws , as delivered by Moses , had now been heard , by Aaron four times , by his sons three times , by the seventy ...
... divine will , entered ' after them ; even credulity itself must be staggered ! But reserving some remarks on the incredibility of all this story about the pretended oral law , to the next chapter , I shall now introduce a few pas- sages ...
... divine covenant was not the written law , which was unintelligible and defective ? Josiah and his people seem to have entertained a more respectful opinion of it . The Jews are not even agreed among them- selves respecting the Chain of ...