Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Series Editors ii
3. Contents v
4. Foreword vii
5. Preface ix
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I Terms of the Debate
8. 1 Biblical Period 11
9. 2 Second Temple 17
10. 3 Rabbinic 19
11. 4 Medieval 29
12. 5 Early Modern 53
13. 6 Modern: The Fracturing of Religious Authority 66
14. Part II State of the Question
15. 7 State of Israel 83
16. 8 United States 91
17. 9 “Emerging Jews” 99
18. Part III In a New Key
19. 10 Thinking About Jewish Conversion in the Twenty-First Century 107
20. Notes 115
21. Selected Bibliography 145
22. Index 147
23. About the Author 155