Studies on the Hasmonean period - Efron, Joshua (New York : E.J. Brill, 1987)
The Hasmonean revolt in modern historiography -- Holy war and visions of redemption in the Hasmonean period -- Daniel and his three friends in exile -- The idea of the servant of God in the Book of Daniel -- Simeon Ben Shatah and Alexander Jannaeus -- The Psalms of Solomon, the Hasmonean decline and Christianity -- The great Sanhedrin in vision and reality.
Keywords: Bible. Daniel.Jews.Criticism, interpretation, etc