Between Rome And Jerusalem
Sicker sheds new light on the political circumstances surrounding the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. He places the 300-year history of Judaea from the Hasmoneans to Bar Kokhba, 167 B.C.E.–135 C.E. in the context of Roman history and Judaea's geostrategic role in Rome's geopolitics in the Middle East.\ However, because of the unique character of its religion and culture, which bred an intense nationalism unknown elsewhere in the ancient world, Judaea turned out to be a weak...
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Sheds new light on the political circumstances surrounding the emergence of Rabbinic Judaism and Christianity. Booknews Arguing that neither a completely Jewish nor completely Christian perspective, nor a narrow focus on Palestine will permit an accurate assessment of the politics of Roman Judea, Sicker asks why the region was so important to the Roman Empire. He concludes it was neither its religious or cultural features nor resources, but only its geographical position. He is convinced that Roman officials intuitively understood grand strategies that were beyond the understanding of their historians and chroniclers. A companion volume, (2000) is one of 14 written by the independent scholar of political science and international affairs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Introductionvii1.The Historical Background12.The Hasmonean Revolt153.A Jewish State Is Born234.Pharisees and Sadducees315.The Era of Jannaeus and Alexandra376.The Succession Crisis and Roman Intervention437.The Rise of the Antipatrids538.The Era of Julius Caesar579.Herod and Marcus Antonius6510.The Reign of Herod the Great7711.Herod and Augustus Caesar8912.The Herodians10313.Judaea Becomes a Roman Province11514.Pontius Pilate: Procurator of Judaea12115.The Era of Agrippa I12716.Prelude to the Great Revolt13517.The Great Revolt Erupts14718.The Fall of Jerusalem15719.Aftermath of the Destruction16720.Hadrian and the Last Revolt179Afterword187Bibliography191Index195
\ BooknewsArguing that neither a completely Jewish nor completely Christian perspective, nor a narrow focus on Palestine will permit an accurate assessment of the politics of Roman Judea, Sicker asks why the region was so important to the Roman Empire. He concludes it was neither its religious or cultural features nor resources, but only its geographical position. He is convinced that Roman officials intuitively understood grand strategies that were beyond the understanding of their historians and chroniclers. A companion volume, (2000) is one of 14 written by the independent scholar of political science and international affairs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
