The Flourishing of Jewish Sects in the Maccabean Era
| Author | : Albert I. Baumgarten |
| Publisher | : BRILL |
| Total Pages | : 266 |
| Release | : 1997 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9004107517 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9789004107519 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Flourishing of Jewish Sects in the Maccabean Era by : Albert I. Baumgarten
Download or read book The Flourishing of Jewish Sects in the Maccabean Era written by Albert I. Baumgarten and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1997 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume asks why Jewish groups - Sadducees, Pharisees, Essenes and the Dead Sea Scroll sect - flourished during the Maccabean era. The objective is to discover the connections between context and consequence, which will explain why sectarianism was so prominent then.
