Table of Contents
Author's Statement vii
Abbreviations ix
List of Maps and Diagrams x
Chapter 1 Foundations 1
Chapter 2 David 6
Chapter 3 Solomon 11
Chapter 4 Separate Kingdoms 16
Chapter 5 Syrians and Assyrians 23
Chapter 6 Hezekiah 31
Chapter 7 Babylon 38
Chapter 8 The Second Temple 46
Chapter 9 Nehemiah 52
Chapter 10 The Greeks 57
Chapter 11 The Ptolemies 62
Chapter 12 The Seleucids 68
Chapter 13 The Maccabean Revolt 76
Chapter 14 Independence 82
Chapter 15 The Hasmoneans 89
Chapter 16 The Romans 98
Chapter 17 Herod the Great 108
Chapter 18 Herod's Legacy 118
Chapter 19 Roman Procurators and Temple Curators 126
Chapter 20 Insurrection 132
Chapter 21 Destruction 141
Chapter 22 The Bar Kokhba Revolt 147
Chapter 23 Aelia Capitolina 152
Chapter 24 The Beginnings of a Christian City 159
Chapter 25 Christology 166
Chapter 26 Justinian 175
Chapter 27 The Persians 181
Epilogue 189
Notes 190
Bibliography 229
Religious Texts 229
Primary Sources 229
Secondary Sources 233
Index 242
