This book reviews an often-forgotten aspect of history, that is, the culture, beliefs, politics, and events in the Jewish community several centuries before and after the life of Jesus Christ. It tells about the Roman political system, the representation of the Jewish political parties, the messianic movements, and the Greek and Jewish literature, including Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha.
About the author
Emil Schürer (1844 – 1910) was a German Protestant theologian and university professor who was known mainly for his study of the history of the Jews around the time of Jesus’ ministry. He was the most famous German scholar in the United States and Great Britain, specializing in the history of Jews. His most famous work, A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ, was translated into different languages and published around the world.
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