Jews and Hellenistic Cities in Eretz-Israel. Relations of the Jews With the Hellenistic Cities During the Second Temple Period (332 BCE - 70 CE)

Tübingen: J.C.B. Mohr, 1990. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Octavo. xv, (1), 372pp. Indices and 18 page bibliography. Text in English. Blue buckram, gilt. Illustrated with several maps. Two pages slightly tweaked (old creases). Near fine, but an ex-library copy with rubber stamps on title page & bottom of text block, and a library pocket on rear pastedown.

Contents: Introduction: Guidelines for the Evaluation of Historical Sources and their Tendentiousness -- Chapter 1: In the Mists of Early Generations -- 1. Demographic Changes in the Cities of Eretz-Israel during the Early Hellenistic Era -- 2. Relations between the Jews and the Coastal Cities of Eretz-Israel in the Days of Alexander and his Successors (the Diadochi) -- 3. Pagan Rituals in the Hellenistic Cities of Eretz-Israel -- 4. In the Shadow of the 'Syrian Wars' -- Chapter 2: The Early Hasmonaean Era -- 1. Under the Religious Persecutions of Antiochus IV Epiphanes -- 2. The Days of Judas Maccabaeus (167-161 BCE) -- 3. The Days of Jonathan (161-143 BCE) -- 4. The Days of Simeon (143-134 BCE) -- Chapter 3: The Glory and Decline of the Hasmonaean Kingdom -- 1. The Days of John Hyrcanus I (134-104 BCE) -- 2. The Days of Judas Aristobulus I (104-103 BCE) -- 3. The Days of Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BCE) -- 4. The Days of Salome-Alexandra (76-67 BCE) -- 5. The Roman Interregnum: From Pompey's Conquest to the Crowning of Herod (63-37 BCE) -- Chapter 4: Reign of the Herodian Dynasty -- 1. The Days of Herod (37-4 BCE) -- 2. 'Varus War' and the Division of Herod's Inheritance -- 3. The Days of the Sons of Herod -- Chapter 5: In the Shadow of Calamity -- 1. The Days of Roman Provincial Rule in Judaea (6-66 CE) -- 2. The Days of Agrippa I (37-44 CE) -- 3. The Days of Last Procuratoes (44-66 CE) -- 4. The Bloody Clashes During the Great Revolt -- 5. Cestius Gallus' Campaign (September -November 67 CE) -- 6. Vespasian's Campaigns (67-68 CE) -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Deed of Simeon ben Shatah in Ascalon / By Joshua Efron.

Volume 21 in the Mohr series: Texts and studies in ancient Judaism = Texte und Studien zum antiken Judentum.