Judaism before Jesus : the events and ideas that shaped the New Testament world / [print]
Anthony J. Tomasino.
- Downers Grove, Illinois : InterVarsity Press, (c)2003.
- 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Putting together the past -- Returning and rebuilding -- The Persian impact on Judaism -- The Greeks in the East -- The fight for freedom -- Jewish diversity in the Hasmonean era -- The second Jewish commonwealth -- The Hellenistic inheritance -- The Romans and the Jews -- Oppression, resistance, and messianic hopes -- Epilogue: Anno Domini -- A compendium of Jewish history.
9780830827305 9780851117874
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Bible.--Old Testament--History of Biblical events.
Jews--History--To 70 A.D. Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.