Zealots: Investigations into the Jewish Freedom Movement in the Period from Herod I until 70 A.D. - Martin Hengel - Hardcover

In this classic study of the Zealots Marlin Hengel draws on Josephus, the discoveries of the Qumran texts, the pseudepigrapha, and later rabbinic traditions, to examine the religious, social and political context which led to the Jewish insurrections of 66 A.D. This meticulous and illuminating work makes a major contribution to our understanding of the era which witnessed an eclipse of Judaism and the birth of Christianity.Hengel, Martin is the author of 'Zealots: Investigations into the Jewish Freedom Movement in the Period from Herod I until 70 A.D. - Martin Hengel - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780567093721 and ISBN 0567093727.