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==Abstract==
==Abstract==
"A magisterial history of the titanic struggle between the Roman and Jewish worlds that led to the destruction of Jerusalem. Martin Goodman--equally renowned in Jewish and in Roman studies--examines this conflict, its causes, and its consequences with unprecedented authority and thoroughness. He delineates the incompatibility between the cultural, political, and religious beliefs and practices of the two peoples and explains how Rome's interests were served by a policy of brutality against the Jews. At the same time, Christians began to distance themselves from their origins, becoming increasingly hostile toward Jews as Christian influence spread within the empire. This is the authoritative work of how these two great civilizations collided and how the reverberations are felt to this day.--From publisher description".
 
This text is Goodman’s explanation of the Jewish Revolt in the years 66-73 CE. Goodman argues that Jews in the time of Jesus lived under Roman rule but did not feel oppressed by Rome.  Rather, the Jews depended upon the Romans to maintain peace and stability in their corner of the Roman world.  For the most part the Jews and Romans co-existed in Palestine. Caligula’s installation of a statue in the temple was an aberration, and conflict was the exception and not the rule. Why then did the revolt happen?  Following the interpretation of Josephus, Goodman argues that it was an unfortunate accident.  The Great Jewish Revolt was not an inevitability; co-existence was not an impossibility and Titus did not intend to burn Jerusalem.


==Editions and translations==
==Editions and translations==

Revision as of 20:56, 9 December 2009

Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations (2007) is a book by Martin Goodman.

Abstract

This text is Goodman’s explanation of the Jewish Revolt in the years 66-73 CE. Goodman argues that Jews in the time of Jesus lived under Roman rule but did not feel oppressed by Rome. Rather, the Jews depended upon the Romans to maintain peace and stability in their corner of the Roman world. For the most part the Jews and Romans co-existed in Palestine. Caligula’s installation of a statue in the temple was an aberration, and conflict was the exception and not the rule. Why then did the revolt happen? Following the interpretation of Josephus, Goodman argues that it was an unfortunate accident. The Great Jewish Revolt was not an inevitability; co-existence was not an impossibility and Titus did not intend to burn Jerusalem.

Editions and translations

Published in London: Allen, 2007 and New York, NY: Knopf, 2007. Translated into Polish (2007).

Table of contents

  • 1. Introduction: the main witness
  • 2. Prologue: the destruction of Jerusalem, 66-70 CE
  • 3. A Mediterranean world. A tale of two cities. One world under Rome. Diversity and toleration
  • 4. Romans and Jews. Identities. Communities. Perspectives. Lifestyles. Government. Politics. Romans and Jews
  • 5.Conflict. The road to destruction, 37 BCE-70 CE. Reactions, 70-312 CE. The growth of the church. A new Rome and a new Jerusalem
  • 6. Epilogue: the origins of antisemitism.

External links

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