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Judaism Before Jesus »
Authors: Anthony J. Tomasino
ISBN-13: 9780830827305, ISBN-10: 0830827307
Format: Paperback
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Date Published: October 2003
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Anthony J. Tomasino
Tomasino (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is ordained as a minister in the United Methodist church. He currently serves as assistant professor of biblical studies at Bethel College in Mishawaka, Indiana. A scholar of ancient Judaism, he is also the author of Written Upon the Heart: The Ten Commandments for Christians Today.
Book Synopsis
Highlighting the ideas, subplots and characters that shaped the world of Jesus and the first Christians, Anthony J. Tomasino skillfully retells the story of Judaism before Jesus, from the time of Ezra and Nehemiah to the Herods, and even up to Masada.
Table of Contents
| List of Figures | 6 | |
| Preface | 7 | |
| Abbreviations | 10 | |
| 1 | Putting Together the Past | 13 |
| 2 | Returning and Rebuilding | 48 |
| 3 | The Persian Impact on Judaism | 69 |
| 4 | The Greeks in the East | 103 |
| 5 | The Fight for Freedom | 137 |
| 6 | Jewish Diversity in the Hasmonean Era | 160 |
| 7 | The Second Jewish Commonwealth | 186 |
| 8 | The Hellenistic Inheritance | 213 |
| 9 | The Romans and the Jews | 245 |
| 10 | Oppression, Resistance and Messianic Hopes | 278 |
| Epilogue: Anno Domini | 307 | |
| A Compendium of Jewish History | 326 | |
| Glossary and Pronunciation Guide | 329 | |
| Subject Index | 337 | |
| Scripture Index | 342 |
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Christianity
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