A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 3 - (Library of Second Temple Studies) by Lester L Grabbe (Paperback)

About the Book

Volume three in the four-volume history of the Second Temple period, looking at the period from the Maccabaean revolt to Hasmonean rule and Herod the Great.

Book Synopsis

This is the third volume of the projected four-volume history of the Second Temple period, collecting all that is known about the Jews from the period of the Maccabaean revolt to Hasmonean rule and Herod the Great. Based directly on primary sources, the study addresses aspects such as Jewish literary sources, economy, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Diaspora, causes of the Maccabaen revolt, and the beginning and end of the Hasmonean kingdom and the reign of Herod the Great. Discussed in the context of the wider Hellenistic world and its history, and with an extensive up-to-date secondary bibliography, this volume is an invaluable addition to Lester Grabbe's in-depth study of the history of Judaism.

Review Quotes

"The present volume brings together a vast breadth of modern scholarship, summarising key debates on the period, and offering many fair-minded and balanced readings of ongoing discussions. Readers can pick up the volume as newcomers to the era, and put it down fully informed of the issues at hand in scholarship of the Hasmonean and early Herodian periods." --Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

"This volume is an excellent addition to Grabbe's series on Jewish history during the Second Temple period. It picks up where volume 2 left off and sets the stage for the conclusion of this period in volume 4... [And it] provides a good outline for anyone desiring to understand the events that transpired during the Second Temple period." --Review of Biblical Literature

About the Author

Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull, UK.