Vered Noam: 1 book
Shifting Images of the Hasmoneans
Second Temple Legends and Their Reception in Josephus and Rabbinic Literature
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
The shifting image of the Hasmoneans in the eyes of their contemporaries and later generations is a compelling issue in the history of the Maccabean revolt and the Hasmonean commonwealth. Based on a series of six Jewish folktales from the Second Temple period that describe the Hasmonean dynasty and...
