Jewish History

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This paper examines how Jewish history has been produced through both oral and written traditions, which proves to be problematic to historians in their study of Jewish history. The paper contends that some of Jewish history is so ancient that it has only been related by word of mouth however, there are writings which support history as it is told of the Jewish people. Through a literature analysis, the paper attempts to show that of the history that has traditionally passed through oral recanting from one generation to another, minor changes are noted to have appeared. An annotated bibliography is included with the paper.

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Statement of Thesis
Statement of Problem
Introduction
Literature Review
Stern: Early Jewish Books & Jewish Reading
Summary

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"The bible verse which states "And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" is stated by Dubnow to convey the thought that the "Israelites people as a whole, without distinction of rank and regardless of the social prominence of individuals, has been called to guide the other nations toward sublime moral and religious principles, and to officiate for them, the laity as it were, in the capacity of priests." The priests are stated in Jewish history to have descended through Aaron who along with the servants of the temple, or the Levites which was composed of a class of priests and were the authority of the traditions of religion in the Jewish faith. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Spiro, Rabbi Ken (2007) The Miracle of Jewish History. Jewish Literacy. Aish. 2007.
• Fisher, Eugene J. (2008) Jewish-Christian Relations 1989-1993. International Council of Christians and Jews. A Bibliographic Update. Online available at: http://www.jcrelations.net/en/?id=809#Biblical%20Studies:%20Jewish%20and%20Christian
• Dubnow, S.M. (2005) Jewish History. Plain Label Books. ISBN:1603031006 http://books.google.com/books?id=zdQY_pHP0FYC&dq=jewish+history&pg=PP1&ots=DDVycu70fB&source=citation&sig=r6dn9cM2TswSod-OTzjaFHqQE6Q&hl=en&prev=http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=gmail&q=Jewish+History&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1&cad=bottom-3results#PPA20,M1
• Spiro, Rabbi Ken (2007) Why Study History. Crash Course in Jewish History. Jewish Literacy. Aish. 2007.
• Raz-Krakotzkin, Amon (2007) Jewish Memory Between Exile and History. The Jewish Quarterly Review 22 Sept 2007. Online Highbeam Research at : www. Highbeam.com search key phrase "Jewish History".

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