Description: This book is a major contribution to the sociology of religion and to religious and biblical studies. Beginning from the classic work of Max Weber, the author analyses the origins of Judaism in the light of more recent scholarship.
Review Quotes: 'Zeitlin's sociology of Old Testament Judaism is a model of careful scholarship.' Sociological Review
'Irving M. Zeitlin demonstrates courage and a talent for analytical thinking in his extraordinarily interesting Ancient Judaism.' The Jerusalem Post Magazine