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Religious Studies

Guide to key sources for research in Religion

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries: Judaism

Core Encyclopedias:

Other examples:

Handbooks: Judaism

A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice  Location
Call Number: BM 700 K54 1979

A Short Survey of the Literature of Rabbinical and Mediaeval Judaism  Location
Call Number: BM 495.5 O36 1920

Cambridge History of Judaism  - v. 1 Persian Period , v.2 Hellenistic Age,  v.  3 Early  Roman Period, v. 4 Late Roman Rabbinic Period

Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash (Strack)  Location
Call Number: BM 503.5 S7313 1996

Judaism from Cyrus to Hadrian 2 vols.  Location
Call Number: DS 121.65 G73 1992
- focus on the Second Temple Period
- guide to key literature and methodological issues

Oxford Handbook of  Jewish Studies    Location
Call Number:  BM70 .O95 2002