Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Chapter 1. The Persian Period and the Transition to Hellenism 1
6. Chapter 2. The Advent of Hellenism Under the Greek Kingdoms and the Hasmoneans (332–37 b.c.e.) 11
7. Chapter 3. Herod the Great and the Introduction of Roman Architecture 50
8. Chapter 4. Khirbet Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls 83
9. Chapter 5. From Herod to the Great Revolt 113
10. Chapter 6. The Great Revolt and the Bar Kokhba Rebellion 139
11. Chapter 7. The Emergence of Christianity 174
12. Chapter 8. Early Judaism and the Rise of the Synagogue 203
13. Chapter 9. The Archaeology of Paganism 239
14. Chapter 10. The Growth of Greco-Roman Culture and the Case of Sepphoris 260
15. Chapter 11. After Constantine Beyond the Roman Period 285
16. List of Abbreviations 295
17. Notes 297
18. Bibliography 321
19. Subject Index 349
20. Index of Place Names 355
21. Index of Passages Cited 359