Overview

This is the third volume of the projected four-volume history of the Second Temple period, collecting all that is known about the Jews from the period of the Maccabaean revolt to Hasmonean rule and Herod the Great. Based directly on primary sources, the study addresses aspects such as Jewish literary sources, economy, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Diaspora, causes of the Maccabaen revolt, and the beginning and end of the Hasmonean kingdom and the reign of Herod the Great. Discussed in the context of the wider Hellenistic world and its history, and with an extensive up-to-date secondary bibliography, this volume is an invaluable addition to Lester Grabbe's in-depth study of the history of Judaism.

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Author:   Dr. Lester L. Grabbe (University of Hull, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Weight:   1.061kg
ISBN:  

9780567692948

ISBN 10:   0567692949
Pages:   640
Publication Date:   20 February 2020
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface Abbreviations Part I: Introduction Chapter 1: Introduction Part II: Sources Chapter 2: Archaeology, Including Coins and Inscriptions Chapter 3: Jewish Literature Chapter 4: Greek and Latin Sources Part III: Society and Institutions Chapter 5: Economics Chapter 6: Sects and Movements Chapter 7: Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls Chapter 8: The Samaritans: From Sanballat to Vespasian Chapter 9: The Idumaeans, Arabs and Parthians Chapter 10: The Diaspora: Jewish Communities Outside Judah from Alexander to Herod (330 BCE to 4 CE) Chapter 11: Causes of the Maccabaean Revolt Chapter 12: Religion : Temple, Scripture, Belief and Practice Part IV: Historical Synthesis Chapter 13: Background: The Ptolemies, the Seleucids, and the Romans Chapter 14: Events Preceding the Maccabaean Revolt (175-168 BCE): A New Constitution for Jerusalem Chapter 15: The Maccabean Revolt To the Death of Judas (170-161 BCE) Chapter 16: The Hasmonaean Kingdom: From Jonathan to Alexandra Salome (161 to 67 BCE) Chapter 17: End of the Hasmonaean Kingdom and the Beginning of Roman Domination (67-40 BCE) Chapter 18: The Reign of Herod the Great (40-4 BCE) Part V: Conclusions Chapter 19: Judaism From Onias III to Herod the Great-A Holistic Perspective Bibliography Index of References Index of Authors Index of Subjects

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The present volume brings together a vast breadth of modern scholarship, summarising key debates on the period, and offering many fair-minded and balanced readings of ongoing discussions. Readers can pick up the volume as newcomers to the era, and put it down fully informed of the issues at hand in scholarship of the Hasmonean and early Herodian periods. * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament *

Author Information

Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK.

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