Synopsis of Jewish History / From the Return of the Jews from the Babylonish Captivity, to the Days of Herod the Great

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Synopsis of Jewish History, by Henry A. Henry
Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has been preserved.
SYNOPSIS OF JEWISH HISTORY
FROM THE RETURN OF THE JEWS FROM THE
BABYLONISH CAPTIVITY,
TO THE DAYS OF
HEROD THE GREAT;
Giving an account of the different Sects of those days; the introduction and use of Synagogues and Schools; the origin and introduction of Prayer among the Jews; the Ureem and Thumeem; the Mishna or Oral Law; the Gemara-Completion, usually styled the Talmud.
By Rev. H. A. HENRY,
Rabbi Preacher of Congregation Sherith Israel, San Francisco; Author of Class Book for Jewish youth; of Discourses on the principles of the belief of Israel, &c., &c.
SAN FRANCISCO: TOWNE & BACON, PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS, No. 125 Clay Street, corner Sansome. 1859.