2nd Edition
The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World The Jews of Palestine from Alexander the Great to the Arab Conquest
By Peter Schäfer
Copyright 2003
268 Pages
by
Routledge
272 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World examines Judaism in Palestine throughout the Hellenistic period, from Alexander the Great's conquest in 334BC to its capture by the Arabs in AD 636. Under the Greek, Roman and finally Christian supremacy which Hellenism brought, Judaism developed far beyond its biblical origins into a form which was to influence European history from the Middle... Read more
Preface, Preface to English Edition, Preface to the Reprint of the English Paperback Edition, List of Abbreviations, Chapter 1. Alexander the Great and the Diadochi, Chapter 2. Palestine Under Ptolemaic Rule (301–200 BCE), Chapter 3. Palestine Under Seleucid Rule (200–135/63 BCE), Chapter 4. The Hasmonean Dynasty, Chapter 5. Herod the Great (37–4 BCE), Chapter 6. From Herod to the First Jewish War, Chapter 7. The First Jewish War (66–74 CE), Chapter 8. Between the Wars: From 74 to 132 CE, Chapter 9. The Bar Kochba Revolt (132–135 CE), Chapter 10. From the Bar Kochba Revolt to the Arab Conquest of Palestine, Bibliography, Index, Chronological Table
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Peter Schäfer
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