Judaism : a historical presentation

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The beginnings -- Israel's selection -- The Torah -- Israel's defection -- National and religious disruption : the tragic kingdom of Israel -- The kingdom of Judah : its rise and fall -- The prophets -- Priests and psalmists -- The 'Wise men' -- The judean theocratic state -- The second Hebrew commonwealth -- The Jewish National Spiritual Centre -- The Talmud in the making -- Talmudic judaism (i) : its faith -- Talmudic judaism (ii) : ethics and virtue -- Talmudic judaism (iii) : religious observances -- The consolidation of Talmudic judaism -- Jewish philosophy -- Jewish mysticism : the Kabbalah -- The contribution of medieval rabbinism -- Modern movements in judaism -- The jewish state and judaism.