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CHAPTER VElements of Jewish IdentityJudaism is a complex religion with a long history. The person of Abraham can considered to be the first Jew in tha..
CHAPTER VIJudaism in the First Century C.E.Generally speaking, one can make the case that the history of Judaism from the time of Alexander the Great ..
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