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1st vol. (2004)

3rd vol. (2020)

4th vol. (2021)

A History of the Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period, Volume 2: The Coming of the Greeks: The Early Hellenistic Period (335-175 BCE) (2008) is a book by Lester L. Grabbe.

Abstract

"This is the second volume of the projected four-volume history of the Second Temple period. It is axiomatic that there are large gaps in the history of the Persian period, but the early Greek period is possibly even less known. This volume brings together all we know about the Jews during the period from Alexander's conquest to the eve of the Maccabaean revolt, including the Jews in Egypt as well as the situation in Judah. Based directly on the primary sources, which are surveyed, the study addresses questions such as administration, society, religion, economy, jurisprudence, Hellenism and Jewish identity. These are discussed in the context of the wider Hellenistic world and its history. A strength of the study is its extensive up-to-date secondary bibliography (approximately one thousand items)."--Publisher description.

Editions

Published in London [England] and New York, NY: T&T Clark International, 2008 (Library of Second Temple Studies, 68).

• A History of Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period. Vol. 1: Yehud: A History of the Persian Province of Judah (2004 Grabbe), book
• A History of Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period. Vol. 2: The Coming of the Greeks: The Early Hellenistic Period (2008 Grabbe), book
• A History of Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period. Vol. 3: The Maccabaean Revolt, Hasmonaean Rule, and Herod the Great (2020 Grabbe), book
• A History of Jews and Judaism in the Second Temple Period. Vol. 4: The Jews under the Roman Shadow (2021 Grabbe), book

Contents

Part I: Introduction

• Chapter 1 - Introduction: Principles and Method

Part II: Sources

• Chapter 2 - Archaeology
• Chapter 3 - Papyri, Inscriptions and Coins
• Chapter 4 - Jewish Literary Sources
• Chapter 5 - Greek and Latin Writers

Part III: Society and Institutions

• Chapter 6 - Hellenism and Jewish Identity
• Chapter 7 - Administration
• Chapter 8 - Society and Daily Life
• Chapter 9 - Economy
• Chapter 10 - Religion I: Temple, Cult and Practice
• Chapter 11 - Religion II: Law, Scripture and Belief

Part IV: Historical Synthesis

• Chapter 12 - Time of Alexander and the Diadochi (335-280 BCE)
• Chapter 13 - The Ptolemaic Period (280-205 BCE)
• Chapter 14 - Early Seleucid Rule (205-175 BCE)

Part V: Conclusions

• Chapter 15 - The Early Hellenistic Period - A Holistic Perspective

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