Judaism before Jesus : the events and ideas that shaped the New Testament world - Tomasino, Anthony J., 1961- (Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 2003)
Putting together the past -- Returning and rebuilding -- The Persian impact on Judaism -- The Greeks in the East -- The fight for freedom -- Jewish diversity in the Hasmonean era -- The second Jewish commonwealth -- The Hellenistic inheritance -- The Romans and the Jews -- Oppression, resistance, and messianic hopes -- Epilogue: Anno Domini -- A compendium of Jewish history.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Keywords: Bible. -- History of Biblical events; Bible. -- Relation to the Old Testament; Jews -- History -- To 70 A.D.; Judaism -- History -- To 70 A.D.