After subduing the entire country, the Romans turned toward Jerusalem the conquest of which would decide the war. Josephus’ detailed narrative is an eyewitness account of that battle, although it was clearly shaped by his own pro-Roman prejudices. Clearly, Jewish disunity in the revolt was one of the causes of its failure, as seen in […]
The emperor Nero feared that the Jewish revolt and the initial successes of the Jews would serve as a stimulus to the Eastern provinces to rise against their Roman conquerors. Accordingly, for strategic reasons he determined to send his best general, Vespasian, to put down the revolt in Judea. Josephus, attributing to God historical causation, […]
Chapter 22 47- While he was still speaking, there came a crowd, and the man called Judas, one of the twelve, was leading them. He drew near to Jesus to kiss him; 48- but Jesus said to him, “Judas, would you betray the Son of man with a kiss?” 49- And when those who were about […]
REDIRECT The Dead Sea Scrolls
REDIRECT Overview- Jews and Judaism in the Greco-Roman Period
REDIRECT Shaye Cohen. “Roman Domination- The Jewish Revolt and the Destruction of the Second Temple.”
John Hyrcanus (ruled 134-104 B.C.E.) established himself quickly as ruler and successfully negotiated his relationship with the Seleucids. He also maintained close ties with Rome which was increasingly interested in Judea as a bridge to Syria. (230) So Ptolemy retired to one of the fortresses above Jericho which was called Dagon. But Hyrcanus, having taken the […]
During the exile, a feeling of patriotism and the desire to preserve the Israelite literary heritage in the wake of the destruction of the ancestral homeland were probably responsible for a new emphasis on the study of Israel’s scriptures. When Ezra returned to Judea, he devoted himself to making the Torah the center of the […]
REDIRECT The Second Temple, Lawrence H. Schiffman, From Text to Tradition, Ktav Publishing House, Hoboken, NJ, 1991.
REDIRECT Political Affairs, Lawrence H. Schiffman, From Text to Tradition, Ktav Publishing House, Hoboken, NJ, 1991.