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Jerusalem under Siege
The Collapse of the Jewish State, 66-70 C.E.
Series: - Brill's Series in Jewish Studies, Volume: 3
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An internal history of the four tragic years of the Jewish rebellion, which began with militant optimism in the year 66 and ended with the destruction of the Temple and city of Jerusalem four years later. The main theme is internal collapse: from the decades before the war, when deepening factionalism throughout Jewish Society contributed to the ultimate outbreak of revolution, to the Temple meeting of 66, when an alliance among competing factions was insecurely riveted together and an "army" with conflicting enthusiasms was formed, from the toppling of the first regime in 67/8, to the disintegration of the second regime from 68 to 70, and from the siege, during which the famine fell on different segments of the population with sadly unequal weight, to desertion, the patterns of which provide a negative image of the constantly shifting political fortunes of revolutionary partners. Classical, rabbinic, archaeological and numismatic evidence are brought to bear on a new interpretation of Josephus' Bellum Judaicum.
'Jonathan Price fait preuve d'une grande érudition et d'un remarquable sens critique en évaluant les sources.'
H. Leclercq, Revue des Livres, 1994.
'...wichtigen Beiträge...'
Karl Strobel, Historische Zeitschrift Band, 1994.
'This is an important study that will be indispensable for our understanding of the war as well as for Josephan studies in general.'
Carl R. Kazmierski, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1994.
'Price's book is an important one. It deserves careful reading, and contributes to Jewish history, early Christian history, and Roman history as well. The subject is treated professionally from various interesting and new angles.'
Uriel Rappaport, The International History Review, 1994.
'This book...is a greatly needed, comprehensive analysis of the Roman-Jewish war. The volume is well written and handsomely presented. It is essential reading for anyone studying the Roman-Jewish war.'
David Rhoads, Journal of Biblical Literature, 1995.
H. Leclercq, Revue des Livres, 1994.
'...wichtigen Beiträge...'
Karl Strobel, Historische Zeitschrift Band, 1994.
'This is an important study that will be indispensable for our understanding of the war as well as for Josephan studies in general.'
Carl R. Kazmierski, The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1994.
'Price's book is an important one. It deserves careful reading, and contributes to Jewish history, early Christian history, and Roman history as well. The subject is treated professionally from various interesting and new angles.'
Uriel Rappaport, The International History Review, 1994.
'This book...is a greatly needed, comprehensive analysis of the Roman-Jewish war. The volume is well written and handsomely presented. It is essential reading for anyone studying the Roman-Jewish war.'
David Rhoads, Journal of Biblical Literature, 1995.
students and specialists of classical and Jewish history (second temple), specialists on Josephus.