Judaism before Jesus : The Events and Ideas that Shaped the New Testament World - Tomasino, Anthony J. (Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press, 2003)
Putting together the past -- Returning and rebuilding -- The Persian impact on Judaism -- The Greeks in the East -- The fight for freedom -- Jewish diversity in the Hasmonean era -- The second Jewish commonwealth -- The Hellenistic inheritance -- The Romans and the Jews -- Oppression, resistance, and messianic hopes -- Epilogue: Anno Domini -- A compendium of Jewish history.
Keywords: Bible. Old Testament History of Biblical events.Bible. New Testament Relation to the Old Testament.Jews History To 70 A.D.