History of the Church
Publisher: unknown
Published: 1975
Number of pages: 205
First sentence: The Jewish People, Their Religion And Life

It was in the year 63 B.C. that the Jewish people lost their independence. Dissensions had arisen among the descendants of the Machabees. They took their dispute to Rome, and Pompey, the illustrious general, was commissioned to help them to settle their differences. As a result, Jerusalem passed under the con­trol Of the Romans, and strangers sat on the throne of David.