Atlas of Jewish History pdf

Dan Mark Cohn-Sherbok è un rabbino del giudaismo riformato e un teologo ebreo. È professore emerito di giudaismo all'Università del Galles. Nato a Denver, in Colorado, si è diplomato alla East High School (Denver) ed è stato studente al Williams College, Massachusetts, trascorrendo un anno all'estero ad Atene, in Grecia.
Fu ordinato rabbino riformato presso l'Ebraico Union College di Cincinnati. Era un cappellano della Camera dei rappresentanti del Colorado e colonnello onorario aiutante di campo del New Mexico. Ha servito come rabbino negli Stati Uniti, Inghilterra, Australia e Sud Africa. Era uno studente al Wolfson College di Cambridge e remava sulla barca del Wolfson College. Ha conseguito un dottorato in filosofia presso l'Università di Cambridge in Inghilterra. In seguito, ha ricevuto un dottorato onorario in divinità dall'Ebraico Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York City. Insegnò teologia all'Università del Kent e servì come Direttore del Center for the Study of Religion and Society, ed è stato professore di ebraismo all'Università del Galles. È stato professore in visita presso l'Università di Essex, Middlesex University, St. Andrews University, Durham University, University of Vilnius, Lituania, Charles University, Praga, York St John University, Trinity University College, St Mary's University, Twickenham, St Andrews Biblical Theological College, Mosca e Professore Onorario all'Università Aberystwyth. È stato visiting fellow al Wolfson College, Cambridge, e all'Harris Manchester College, Oxford, Fellow della Royal Asiatic Society, Fellow della Royal Society of Arts, Corrispondente Fellow dell'Academy of Jewish Philosophy, Visiting Research Fellow dell'Heythrop College, Università di Londra, membro a vita del Wolfson College, Cambridge, membro anziano onorario del Darwin College, Università del Kent, membro associato dell'SCR Christ Church, Oxford, membro dell'SCR Harris Manchester College, Oxford e membro della London Society for the Study of Religion e dell'Arts and Humanities Peer Review College. Ha anche lavorato come Visiting Scholar al Mansfield College di Oxford, all'Oxford Center for Postgraduate Hebrew Studies e al Sarum College. È stato finalista del Times Preacher of the Year e vincitore del concorso di design Royal Academy Friends. È sposato con Lavinia Cohn-Sherbok.

Atlas of Jewish History pdf da Dan Cohn-Sherbok

In this illuminating history, Dan Cohn-Sherbok traces the development of Jewish history from ancient times to the present day. Containing over 100 maps and 30 photographs, this is a comprehensive atlas of Jewish history designed for students and the general reader. It is ideally suited for those courses in Jewish or Biblical Studies, serving as a handy reference guide as well as a textbook.
"The rise of ancient Mesopotamian civilization occurred at the end of the fourth millennium in southern Mesopotamia alongside the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, where the Sumerians created city states, each with its local god. In Uruk there were two main temples: one was for Anu, the god of heaven; the other was for Inanna, the mother
goddess of fertility, love and war. In addition, other deities were worshipped at other places - Enlil, lord of the atmosphere at Nippur; Utu, the sun god, at Larsa; Nanna, the moon god, at Ur.
Each of these gods had a family and servants who were also worshipped at various shrines. T h e temple itself was located on a high platform and housed in a holy room in which a statue of the
god was washed, dressed and fed each day. Through the centuries, Sumerian priests recounted stories about these gods, whose actions
were restricted to various spheres of influence. In addition, the Sumerian myths contain legends about creation: Enlil, for example, separated heaven from earth, and Enki created m a n to grow food for himself and the gods."