Rome and Judaea
Subtitle: International Law Relations, 174-100 BCE
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group; Routledge
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781138932913
Subjects: Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc.; Rome, foreign relations; Palestine, foreign relations
Description: "Rome and Judaea explores the nature of Judaea's first diplomatic mission to Rome during the Maccabean revolt: did it result in a sanctioned treaty or was it founded instead on amity? This book breaks new ground in this debate by bringing to light the "Roman-Jewish Friendship tablet," a newly discovered piece of evidence that challenges the theory Rome ratified an official treaty with Judaea. Incorporating interdisciplinary research and this new textual evidence, the book argues that Roman-Jewish relations during the Maccabean revolt were motivated by the Roman concept of diplomatic friendship, or amicitia."--Provided by publisher.