Rabbinic Stories (Classics of Western Spirituality)
Contributors: Jeffrey L. Rubenstein (Editor, Translator)
Publisher: Paulist Press
Published: May 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780809140244
Subjects: Judaism - Sacred Writings; Religion - Judaism; Jewish Religious Texts; Religion; Translations into English; Judaism - History; Judaism - Talmud; Rabbinical literature
First sentence: The Hasmonean dynasty held power in Judea from 153 BCE, when Jonathan (the younger brother of Judah "Maccabee") consolidated his rule, until 37 BCE, when Herod rose to the throne.