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Isaiah M. Gafni
Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Ph.D., Hebrew University, Jerusalem
 

Dr. Isaiah M. Gafni is the Sol Rosenbloom Professor of Jewish History at the Hebrew University, where he received his Ph.D. and has taught for more than 40 years. He was formerly the director of the Mandel Center of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew University and also previously served as Director of Graduate Studies at the university’s Rothberg International School. He has been a visiting professor at numerous American universities, including Harvard, Yale, and Brown.

Professor Gafni has written or edited more than 15 books on aspects of Jewish history, including Land, Center and Diaspora: Jewish Constructs in Late Antiquity. His book The Jews of Talmudic Babylonia: A Social and Cultural History was honored with the 1992 Holon Prize in Jewish Studies.

He has written extensively on a broad range of topics relating to the social, religious, and cultural history of the Jews in late antiquity, including more than 100 entries in the Encyclopaedia Judaica. Professor Gafni was honored as the Louis Jacobs Fellow in Rabbinic Thought at Oxford University in 1994 and received Hebrew University’s Michael Milken Prize for exceptional teaching.
 
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Beginnings of Judaism  
By Professor Isaiah M. Gafni, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

The roots of Judaism reach back to the Hebrew Bible, also known as the Old Testament by Christians. For thousands of years, Jews have looked to these scriptures for their origins, and have located in them the tenets of their faith. However, much of what is recognized today as Judaism does not appear in the Bible. How did Judaism develop from its biblical roots to the highly developed system we know today? What has changed—and what has remained constant?
Exploring the Roots of Religion & Great World Religions, 2nd Edition (Set)  
By Professor Isaiah M. Gafni, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Travel to the ancient and spiritual heart of the religious experience. In Exploring the Roots of Religion, learn how sacred buildings, complexes, tomb structures, artwork, and more have provided us with unparalleled knowledge about early spiritual practices and beliefs from around the world. Great World Religions, 2nd Edition gives you an insider's look at the world's five major faiths—Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism—by exploring the issues most meaningful to their adherents.
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$475 		Great World Religions, 2nd Edition: All 5 Religions (Set)  
By Professor Isaiah M. Gafni, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Join five top college professors in this all-new version of Great World Religions, an authoritative, informative, and up-to-date survey of the history and nature of the world's five major faiths: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Buddhism. How are these religions alike? How are they dissimilar? What issues are most meaningful to each religion's adherents? This 60-lecture tour does more than just enhance your knowledge of these major faiths; it enables you to view religion in its totality as a unified, integrated human activity.
Great World Religions: Judaism  
By Professor Isaiah M. Gafni, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
What is the essence of Judaism? Is it the Ten Commandments? The teachings of the Hebrew Bible? Or something else entirely? Professor Isaiah M. Gafni of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem addresses these and other fundamental issues as he explores the ever-changing, 4,000-year saga of Judaism, one of the world's most ancient and influential religions. Throughout Great World Religions: Judaism, you study this faith as it was understood by its adherents in the past and by those who practice or identify with Judaism today.
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$380 		Introduction to Judaism & Beginnings of Judaism (Set)  
By Professor Isaiah M. Gafni, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Unlock the mysteries of Jewish history, thought, and ritual in these two illuminating courses taught by expert scholars of Judaism. In Introduction to Judaism, award-winning Professor Shai Cherry shows you this 3,000-year-old faith's rich history and its unbroken ties to a foundational text, a set of rituals and holidays, and a holy land. Next, witness Judaism's growth from its biblical roots to the highly developed system of beliefs we know today in Beginnings of Judaism.
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$380 		Jewish Intellectual History: 16th to 20th Century & Beginnings of Judaism (Set)  
By Professor Isaiah M. Gafni, Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Explore the roots of Jewish history, ritual, and intellectual thought and get a comprehensive look at this ancient faith. In Jewish Intellectual History: 16th to 20th Century, explore Judaism's intellectual approach to change, challenge, and the modern world. Then, witness Judaism's growth from its biblical roots to the highly developed system of beliefs we know today in Beginnings of Judaism.