When Israel was young : a history of the Jewish people from the beginning to the Roman conquest of Jerusalem / Lester L. Grabbe.
| Author/creator | Grabbe, Lester L. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London : T&T Clark, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xvii, 412 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Physical medium | monochrome |
| Physical medium | illustration |
| Physical medium | map |
| Contents | The beginnings : history and the Bible -- History and the book of Genesis -- Israel enters history -- Israel settles in the land -- Israel becomes a kingdom : Saul, David, and Solomon -- The rise of the Omrides, or how Israel finally became a state -- From polytheism to worship of one god : religion in ancient Israel -- Judah rules alone : from the fall of Samaria to the fall of Jerusalem -- Judah and the Jews in the Babylonian and Persian empires -- The coming of the Greeks : Alexander's conquests and Ptolemaic rule -- The threat to Jewish religion, the Maccabean revolt, and the Hasmonaean kingdom -- The Roman takeover and the reign of Herod the Great -- The first century CE : Roman and Herodian rule to the fall of Jerusalem -- Last gasps : the final Jewish revolts under Trajan and Hadrian -- Summary : history of the Jewish people over two thousand years. |
| Abstract | "The traumatic history of Israel in the past 2000 years is widely known, but the Jews of ancient Israel and the Mediterranean world also have an exciting history that is less well known. It includes the first references to Israelites in an early Egyptian inscription, the kings of Israel, the Persian province of Yehud, the Greek and Roman rule of Judah, the kingdom of the Maccabees, and the Jewish diaspora in Babylonia and the Greco-Roman world. Lester Grabbe brings together all the historical information and synthesizes it in an understandable way for those with an interest in the early history, culture, and religion of the Jews. Grabbe also explains what has been discovered by archaeologists, Egyptologists, and Assyriologists that is important for understanding the history of ancient Israel. This is not a brief survey, rather an in-depth overview of the history of Israel from one of the most significant scholars of his generation. Serious readers and history and students alike will find this a helpful pathfinder through the history of one of the most fascinating and influential regions in the world"-- Bloomsbury Collections. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-387) and index. |
| LCCN | 2025935783 |
| ISBN | 9780567714329 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0567714322 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780567714312 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 0567714314 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (PDF) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS121 .G73 2025 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |