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The Zealots : investigations into the Jewish freedom movement in the period from Herod I until 70 A.D. by Hengel, Martin. is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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In this classic study of the Zealots Martin Hengel draws on Josephus, the discoveries of the Qumran texts, the pseudepigrapha, and later rabbinic traditions, to examine the religious, social and political context which led to the Jewish insurrections of 66 A.D. This meticulous and illuminating work makes a major contribution to our understanding of the era which witnessed an eclipse of Judaism and the birth of Christianity.

Author

Hengel, Martin.

Publisher

T. & T. Clark, 1997.

Published

1997

Language

EN