with an introd. to the ApocryphaPfeiffer, Robert H. (Robert Henry)1892-1958creatortextbibliographyHistory.Introductions.enkLondonA. and C. Black[1949]1949monographiceng

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561 pages ; 24 cmJudaism from 200 B.C. to A.D. 200: Palestinian Judaism: Political History - Hellenistic Domination (332-175 B.C); The Maccabean Rebellion (175-142); The Rule of the Hasmoneans (142 - 63) The Rule of the Romans (63 B.C. - 73); The War against the Romans (66-73) -- Religious History -- Literary History Hellenistic Judaism: Hellenism: Historical sketch; General Characteristics; Hellenistic Literature; Hellenistic Science; Hellenistic Scholarship; Hellenistic Philosophy; Hellenistic Religion The Jews in the Lands of their Dispersion: The Jews in Mesopotamia; The Jews at Elephantine; The Alexandrian Jews; Small Jewish Settlements; Hellenistic Judaism Alexandrian-Jewish Literature: Historical writings; Epic and dramatic Poetry; Philosophy; Jewish Propaganda works attributed to Gentiles The Books of the Apocrypha: Esdras (The Greek Ezra) -- The Book of Tobit -- The Book of Judith -- The Rest of the Chapters of the Book of Esther -- The Wisdom of Solomon -- The Book of Baruch -- The Epistle of Jeremy -- Additions to the Book of Daniel -- The prayer of Manasses -- I Maccabees -- II MaccabeesRobert H. Pfeiffer.Sequel to Introduction to the Old Testament.Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-541).History of contemporary eventsIntroductions 586 B.C.-70 A.D fast 63719 JewsHistory586 B.C.-70 A.DHistory of contemporary eventsJews225.95AU@84041020230928070510.0ocn221279272eng