TY - BOOK AU - Solomon,Norman TI - Judaism: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 0192853902 (pbk.) AV - BM45 .S666 2000 U1 - 296 21 PY - 1996/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Judaism N1 - Originally published: 1996; Includes bibliographical references and index; Who are the Jews? --; How did Judaism and Christianity split up? --; How did Judaism develop? --; The calendar and festivals --; The spiritual life : prayer, meditation, Torah --; Making a Jewish home --; Out of the ghetto, into the whirlwind --; Twentieth-century Judaism --; 'Eternal law,' changing times --; Appendix A : the thirteen principles of the faith, as formulated by Maimonides --; Appendix B : the 'Philadelphia Reform' of Reform Judaism N2 - Traces the history of Judaism, discussing how the religion has changed throughout history ER -