Judaism from Cyrus to Hadrian

v. 1. The Persian and Greek periods. Introduction

The Persian period

The Jews and Hellenization

Alexander, the Diadochi, and the Ptolemies

v. 2. The Roman period. The Roman conquest and Herod the Great

Province, kingdom, province: and the war with Rome

Sects and violence: religious pluralism from the Maccabees to Yavneh

Epilogue: to Bar Kokhba (70-135 C.E.)

The Jewish theocracy from Cyrus to Hadrian.