Judea under Greek and Roman rule / David A. deSilva

Author: deSilva, David A., 1967-
Published: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Copyright Date: © 2024
Physical Description: 204 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

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Essentials of biblical studies

Contents

Living with giants : from Alexander to Antiochus III -- Abomination of desolation : the Hellenizing crisis and the Maccabean revolution -- Heirs of Phinehas : the rise and demise of the Hasmonean Dynasty -- The king of the Jews : Herod and his heirs -- Under the eagle's wings : Judea under Roman rule -- A failed Messiah and a new beginning : the second Jewish revolt and the rise of rabbinic Judaism.

Summary

"This volume provides a reconstruction of the history of Judea and its neighboring regions from 334 BCE, when Alexander's eastward conquests brought Judea into the Greek empire, through 135 CE, when Hadrian re-founded Jerusalem as Aelia Capitolina and banished Jews from the city limits - a formative period both for early Judaism and the Christian movement. This history unfolds against the backdrop of the international politics that largely constrained developments within Judea, including the wars between the Seleucid and Ptolemaic empires for control of Palestine, the internal wars that led to the decline of the Seleucid empire, and the eastward expansion and consolidation of Roman rule with its own history of civil wars. Particular attention is given to the Hellenizing Reform that precipitated the Maccabean Revolt, the establishment of an independent kingdom under the Hasmonean Dynasty, the rule of Herod and transition to Roman rule, the circumstances that precipitated two devastating revolts against Roman domination, and constructive responses (both literary and practical) within Judaism to both revolts and the consequences. Attention is given throughout to economic and social conditions as well as religious developments and movements. The reconstruction relies on the critical analysis of a wide range of ancient literary sources, the archaeological and inscriptional record, numismatics, and modern scholarship"--

Subject(s)

Jews—History—586 B.C.-70 A.D.
Juifs—Histoire—586 av. J.-C.-70.
Judaea (Region)—History
Macedonia—Colonies—Asia
Rome—Colonies—Asia
Macedonia—History—To 168 B.C.
Rome—History—Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome—History—Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.
Macédoine—Histoire—Jusqu'à 168 av. J.-C.
Rome—Histoire—265-30 av. J.-C. (République)
Rome—Histoire—30 av. J.-C.-284 (Empire)

ISBN

9780190263256 (pbk.)
0190263253
9780190263249 (hbk.)
0190263245
9780190263270

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Endowment Note

Elizabeth Epp Taft Library Endowment

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