Judaism before Jesus : the events and ideas that shaped the New Testament world /
Anthony J. Tomasino.
- Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, c2003.
- 345 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
0830827307 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0851117872 (UK)
2003016151
Bible.--Old Testament--History of Biblical events. Bible.--New Testament--Relation to the Old Testament.
Jews--History--To 70 A.D. Judaism--History--To 70 A.D.