The Ruling Class of Judaea: The Origins of the Jewish Revolt against Rome, A.D. 66–70

Martin Goodman

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511552656

This book examines why in AD 66 a revolt against Rome broke out in Judaea. It attempts to explain both the rebellion itself and its temporary success by discussing the role of the Jewish ruling class in the sixty years preceding the war and within the independent state which lasted until the destruction of the Temple in AD 70. The author seeks to show that the ultimate cause of the Revolt was a misunderstanding by Rome of the status criteria of Jewish society. The importance of the subject lies both in the significance of the history of Judaea in this period for the development of Judaism and early Christianity and in the light shed on Roman methods of provincial administration in general by an understanding of why Rome was unable to control a society with cultural values so different from its own.

‘… a major contribution to the history of Roman Judaea.’

Source: Society for Old Testament Study

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Frontmatter
pp i-vi
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Contents
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Abbreviations
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Preface
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Maps
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1 - Introduction
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PART I - THE RULING CLASS A.D. 6–66
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2 - The new ruling class a.d. 6
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3 - Problems facing the ruling class: economic and social
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4 - Problems facing the ruling class: religious ideology
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5 - Why the ruling class failed
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PART II - FACTION STRUGGLE WITHIN THE RULING CLASS
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6 - Reactions to failure: the ruling class a.d. 6–66
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7 - The outbreak of revolt
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8 - The independent Jewish state a.d. 67–70
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9 - Trends in faction politics a.d. 50–70
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PART III - THE AFTERMATH OF THE REVOLT
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10 - The Roman reaction
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The Ruling Class of Judaea

The Origins of the Jewish Revolt against Rome, A.D. 66–70

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Contents

Frontmatter
pp i-vi

Contents
pp vii-viii

Abbreviations
pp ix-x

Preface
pp xi-xi

Maps
pp xii-xiv

1 - Introduction
pp 1-26

PART I - THE RULING CLASS A.D. 6–66
pp 27-28

2 - The new ruling class a.d. 6
pp 29-50

3 - Problems facing the ruling class: economic and social
pp 51-75

4 - Problems facing the ruling class: religious ideology
pp 76-108

5 - Why the ruling class failed
pp 109-134

PART II - FACTION STRUGGLE WITHIN THE RULING CLASS
pp 135-136

6 - Reactions to failure: the ruling class a.d. 6–66
pp 137-151

7 - The outbreak of revolt
pp 152-175

8 - The independent Jewish state a.d. 67–70
pp 176-197

9 - Trends in faction politics a.d. 50–70
pp 198-228

PART III - THE AFTERMATH OF THE REVOLT
pp 229-230

10 - The Roman reaction
pp 231-251

Select bibliography
pp 252-256

Index
pp 257-263

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