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Sheds new light on the political circumstances surrounding the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Historical Background The Hasmonean Revolt A Jewish State is Born Pharisees and Sadducees The Era of Jannaeus and Alexandra The Succession Crisis and Roman Intervention The Rise of the Antipatrids The Era of Julius Caesar Herod and Marcus Antonius The Reign of Herod the Great Herod and Augustus Caesar The Herodians Judaea Becomes a Roman Province Pontius Pilate: Procurator of Judaea The Era of Agrippa Prelude to the Great Revolt The Great Revolt Erupts The Fall of Jerusalem Aftermath of the Destruction Hadrian and the Last Revolt Afterword Bibliography

About the Author

Martin Sicker is a private consultant and lecturer who has written extensively in the fields of political science and international affairs, with a special focus on geopolitics and the history of the Middle East. He is the author of 14 previous books, including Praeger's companion volume The Pre-Islamic Middle East.

Reviews

?This book is suitable for use in an undergraduate course in geopolitics or Middle Eastern or Roman History, or for background information for graduate students in these areas. General readers, with an interest in Judaean or Roman History, will also find this book informative.?-Suite101.com

"This book is suitable for use in an undergraduate course in geopolitics or Middle Eastern or Roman History, or for background information for graduate students in these areas. General readers, with an interest in Judaean or Roman History, will also find this book informative."-Suite101.com