The Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ

1 Preface 2 Introduction 3 � 1. Scope And Literature 4 � 2. Auxiliary Sciences 5 A.�Jewish Archaeology 6 B.�Geography 7 C.�Chronology 8 D.�Numismatics 9 E.�Inscriptions 10 � 3. The Sources 11 A.�The Two Books Of Maccabees 12 B.�Non-Extant Sources 13 C.�Josephus 14 D.�Greek And Roman Writers 15 E.�The Rabbinical Literature 16 First Division 17 First Period 18 The Rise Of The Maccabees And The Period Of Freedom, B.C. 175-63 19 A Sketch Of The History Of Syria During The Last Century Of The Seleucid Dynasty, B.... 20 � 4. Religious Destitution And Revival, B.C. 175-165 21 � 5. The Times Of Judas Maccabaeus, B.C. 165-161 22 � 6. The Times Of Jonathan, B.C. 161-143 23 � 7. Simon, B.C. 142-135 24 � 8. John Hyrcanus I., B.C. 135-105 25 � 9. Aristobulus I., B.C. 105-104 26 � 10. Alexander Jannaus, B.C. 104-78 27 � 11. Alexandra, B.C. 78-69 28 � 12. Aristobulus II., B.C. 69-63 29 Second Period 30 The Roman-Herodian Age, B.C. 63-A.D. 135 31 Sketch Of The History Of The Roman Province Of Syria, B.C. 65-A.D. 70 32 � 13. Hyrcanus II, B.C. 63-40. Rebellion Of Antipater And His Sons Phasael And Herod 33 � 14. Antigonus, B.C. 40-37 34 � 15. Herod The Great, B.C. 37-4 35 � 16. Disturbances After Herod's Death, B.C. 4 36 � 17. The Sons Of Herod 37 � 18. Herod Agrippa I., A.D. 37, 40, 41-44 38 � 19. The Roman Procurators, A.D. 44-66 39 � 20. The Great War With Rome, A.D. 66-73 40 � 21. From The Destruction Of Jerusalem To The Overthrow Of Bar-Cochba 41 Appendices I-VIII 42 Appendix I 43 Appendix II 44 Appendix III 45 Appendix IV 46 Appendix V 47 Appendix VI 48 APPENDIX VII 49 APPENDIX VIII 50 Second Division 51 � 22. The State Of Culture In General 52 I. Mixture Of Population, Language 53 II. Diffusion Of Hellenic Culture 54 � 23. Constitution. Sanhedrim. High Priest 55 I. The Hellenistic Towns 56 II. The Strictly Jewish Territory 57 III. The Supreme Sanhedrim In Jerusalem 58 IV. The High Priests 59 � 24. The Priesthood And The Temple Worship 60 I. The Priesthood As A Distinct Order 61 II. The Emoluments 62 III. The Various Functions Of The Priesthood 63 IV. The Daily Service 64 Appendix 65 � 25. Scribism 66 I. Canonical Dignity Of Holy Scripture 67 II. The Scribes And Their Labours In General 68 III. Halachah And Haggadah 69 IV. The Most Famous Scribes 70 � 26. Pharisees And Sadducees 71 I. The Pharisees 72 II. The Sadducees 73 � 27. School And Synagogue 74 I. The School 75 II. The Synagogue 76 Appendix 77 � 28. Life Under The Law 78 � 29. The Messianic Hope 79 I. Relation To The Older Messianic Hope 80 II. Historical Survey 81 III. Systematic Statement 82 � 30. The Essenes 83 I. The Facts 84 II. Nature And Origin Of Essenism 85 � 31. Judaism In The Dispersion. Proselytes 86 I. Extension 87 II. Constitution Of The Jewish Communities 88 � 32. The Palestinian Jewish Literature 89 I. Historiography 90 II. The Psalmodic Literature 91 III. The Gnomic Wisdom 92 IV. Hortatory Narrative 93 V. Pseudepigraphic Prophecies 94 VI. The Sacred Legends 95 VII. Books Of Magic And Magical Spells 96 � 33. The Graeco-Jewish Literature 97 I. Translations Of The Holy Scriptures 98 II. Revision And Completion Of Scripture Literature 99 III. Historical Literature 100 IV. Epic Poetry And The Drama 101 V. Philosophy 102 VII. Jewish Propaganda Under A Heathen Mask 103 � 34. Philo The Jewish Philosopher 104 I. The Life And Writings Of Philo 105 II. The Doctrine Of Philo