num_pages: 280
description: Goodman examines the background of the AD 66 Judean revolt against Rome. He 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 in the independent state that lasted until AD 70. The author shows that the revolt's ultimate cause was a misunderstanding by Rome of the status criteria of Jewish society.
language: English
title: The Ruling Class of Judaea: The Origins of the Jewish Revolt against Rome, A.D. 66-70
titlecomplete: The Ruling Class of Judaea: The Origins of the Jewish Revolt against Rome, A.D. 66-70
genres: Ancient History, History, Jewish, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 19
publisher: Cambridge University Press