Philip R. Davies is Research Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Sheffield, and the author of several books on topics ranging from ancient Israel, the Hebrew canon and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

On the Origins of Judaism examines the formation of one of the oldest monotheistic religions

Preface 1. Introduction 2. Early Judaism(s) 3. Scripture and Early Judaism(s) 4. Law and Early Judaism(s) 5. Deuteronomy and the Origin of Judaism6. The God of Cyrus and the God of Israel 7. Jewish Apocalyptic 8. Enoch and Genesis 9. Eating and Drinking in the Qumran Texts 10. Eating and Drinking in the Roman Empire