From the Maccabees to the Mishnah by Shaye J.D. Cohen

Ways That Parted: Jews, Christians, Jewish Christians (ca. Summary: From the Persian Period to Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenesįrom Prophets to Apocalyptic Seers and Holy Menįrom Second Temple Judaism to Rabbinic JudaismĨ. The Names of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes Sources Written in Hebrew: Rabbinic Texts Sources Written in Hebrew: Qumran Scrolls Sources Written in Greek: The New Testament The Congregation of the Exile and Nehemiah 10 Public Institutions of the Land of Israel The Jewish Religion: Practices and Beliefs Hellenism, Hellenization, and Hellenistic Judaismģ. The Rebellion against the Romans (66–74 CE) Ancient Judaism: Chronology and Definitionsįrom Preexilic Israel to Second Temple Judaism For more information, please e-mail Contentsġ. Most Westminster John Knox Press books are available at special quantity discounts when purchased in bulk by corporations, organizations, and special-interest groups. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992.

Judaism-History-Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.–210 A.D. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Dataįrom the Maccabees to the Mishnah / Shaye J. Ancient Silver Half Shekel Coin, Ancient Palestine, triple stemmed Pomegranate-one of the seven celebrated fruits of the Jerusalem Temple, 66 AD © Hoberman Collection/. The author’s translation is marked AT.Ĭover illustration: Ancient Silver Half Shekel Coin, Ancient Palestine, The Jewish War against Rome 66 AD © Hoberman Collection/. NRSV versification is given first, followed by any different verse numbers for the Hebrew (Masoretic Text, MT) in parentheses or brackets. Or contact us online at Except as otherwise specified, Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and used by permission.

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From the Maccabees to the Mishnah by Shaye J.D. Cohen