The Rise and Fall of Jewish Nationalism; Jewish and Christian Ethnicity in Ancient Palestine
Explores the development of Jewish nationalism with the context of the Hellenistic world.
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This account of the development of Jewish nationalism offers one of those rare glimpses into the past that can truly illuminate the present.In The Rise and Fall of Jewish Nationalism Doron Mendels combines his unique insight into ancient Palestine with a careful analysis of historical and literary sources, from Josephus to New Testament apocrypha, to explore the development of Jewish nationalism within the context of the Hellenistic world. Originally published as part of the Anchor Bible Reference Library, this study is of interest not only for its brilliant discussion of Jewish nationalism during the Second Temple period but also because its subject matter echoes thorny questions raised by the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks of today. The Bible Today A fine historical analysis of first-century Judaism.... An informative and provocative reading of the ancient world that formed the context for the New Testament.
Introduction: The ProblemNationalism in the Hellenistic World in the Third Through First Centuries B.C.E. Nationalism and the Concept of History in the Ancient Near East Jewish Kingship in the Hasmonean Period The Concept of Territory: Borders and Boundaries (200-63 B.C.E.) Jerusalem: Capital, Temple, and Cult (200-63 B.C.E.) From Militia to Army, 168-63 B.C.E. The Jewish Nationalistic Movement—After the Roman Occupation of Palestine Kingship after the Roman Occupation—From Basileia to Alternative Concepts From the Territorial to the A-Territorial (after the Roman Occupation) Jerusalem and the Temple, 63 B.C.E.-66 C.E. The Army, 63 B.C.E.-70 C.E. Nationalism in Revolution: The Great War Against Rome (66-70 C.E.) The 'Polemus Quietus' and the Revolt of Bar Kokhba, 132-135 C.E. Epilogue: What Did Greek and Latin Authors Think of Jewish Nationalism? Map of the Maccabean Period Map of Herod's Kingdom Map of the Division of Herod's Kingdom Map of the Kingdom of Agrippa I Map of the Roman Empire from Augustus to Trajan and Hadrian Selected Bibliography Index of Texts Index of Scholars Subject Index
\ Expository TimesThis comprehensive and up to date study ranks among the best introductions to Jewish political history currently available. It deals in a masterly fashion with a crucial period in the history of the Jewish people and explores the development of Jewish nationalism within the context of the Hellenistic world. Maps, illustrations, indexes, and a detailed bibliography make this book an invaluable asset to anyone studying Judaism, Hellenism, the early Roman Empire, and the New Testament.\ \ \ \ \ The Bible TodayA fine historical analysis of first-century Judaism.... An informative and provocative reading of the ancient world that formed the context for the New Testament.\ \ \ BooknewsMendels (ancient history, Hebrew U., Jerusalem) endeavors to place Jewish nationalism in Palestine from 200-135 BCE in the context of the nationalism and ethnicity of the Hellenistic world. He offers detailed historical discussions of four symbols of political nationalism: the temple, territory, kingship, and the army, and looks at the ways in which these symbols were viewed by the Jews and Christians, and the writers and historians, of the time. Includes five maps. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
