The case and discs appear unused without marks, scuffs, or scratches. Topic: Philosophy & Intellectual History Presenter: Professor David B. Ruberman The Great Courses - Between Cross and Crescent: Jewish Civilization from Mohammed to Spinoza Cases x2 Discs x4 Between Cross and Crescent: Jewish Civilization from Mohammed to Spinoza presents an overview of Jewish culture and society from its rabbinic foundations in late antiquity until the dawn of modernity in the 17th century. In so doing, it places a special focus on Judaism's creative encounter with Christianity and Islam, giving us a unique perspective from which to examine the three major Western religions as they interact over time, and noting especially their ability or inability to tolerate and even appreciate the "other," as viewed from the vantage point of the Jewish minority. The course is taught by Professor David Ruderman, a widely honored scholar and teacher whose extraordinary array of achievements in illuminating Je