The Hasmoneans and their neighbors : new historical reconstructions from the Dead Sea Scrolls and classical sources / Kenneth Atkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Atkinson, Kenneth, 1960- author.

Series:

Jewish and Christian texts in contexts and related studies ; v. 27.

Jewish and Christian texts in contexts and related studies ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ptolemaic dynasty, 305-30 B.C.

Ptolemaic dynasty.

Dead Sea scrolls.

Ptolemaic dynasty, 305 B.C.-30 B.C.

Maccabees--History.

Maccabees.

Jews--History--To 70 A.D.

Jews.

History.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

Judaism--Post-exilic period (Judaism).

Seleucids--History.

Seleucids.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

ix, 212 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London, UK ; New York, NY : T&T Clark, 2018.

Summary:

"In this book Kenneth Atkinson adds to his already impressive body of work on the Hasmoneans, proposing that the history and theological beliefs of Jews during the period of the Hasmonean state cannot be understood without a close investigation of the histories of the Ptolemaic and the Seleucid Empires, as well as the Roman Republic. By bringing together evidence from the Dead Sea Scrolls and classical sources, Atkinson offers a new reconstruction of this vital historical period, from the 2nd to the 1st centuries B.C.E., when the Hasmonean family changed the fates of their neighbors, the Roman Republic, the religion of Judaism, and created the foundation for the development of the nascent Christian faith. The book also contains many new reconstructions of events in classical history, including the most detailed examination of Pompey the Great's assassination in light of Jewish sources. This section on his death uncovers new information that explains the discrepancies in the classical accounts of this pivotal event that shaped Middle Eastern and Roman history, and which helped end the Republic"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The sources and their limitations

The Early Hasmonean period : new evidence from the Dead Sea scrolls

Prophetic messianism and Hasmonean state expansion : dangers from the Seleucid Empire

The creation of the Hasmonean monarchy : apocalyptic expectations and the Dead Sea scrolls

Religious strife in the Hasmonean state : foreign threats, Ptolemaic messianism, and the true prophet

Military deterrence and the Hasmonean golden age : the end of days in the Dead Sea scrolls

After the loss of soveriginity : new light on Hasmonean and Roman history from the Dead Sea scrolls and classical texts

A dream shattered : the end of the Hasmonean state and the demise of its neighbors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Atkinson, Kenneth, 1960- author. Hasmoneans and their neighbors

ISBN:

9780567680822

0567680827

OCLC:

1019999121