The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World: The Jews of Palestine from Alexander the Great to the Arab Conquest

by Peter Schäfer

Book Overview

The History of the Jews in the Greco-Roman World examines Judaism in Palestine throughout the Hellenistic period, from Alexander the Great's conquest in 334BC to its capture by the Arabs in AD 636. Under the Greek, Roman and finally Christian supremacy which Hellenism brought, Judaism developed far beyond its biblical origins into a form which was to influence European history from the Middle Ages to the present day. The book focuses particularly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041530587X
• ISBN13: 9780415305877
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"