Herod King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans - Softcover

Richardson, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800631641 ISBN 13: 9780800631642

Publisher: Fortress Press, 1999

Synopsis

This book provides a stunning look at the king who had an extraordinary impact on Roman-era Palestine. The author integrates historical, archaeological, and social analyses, writing with clarity and enthusiasm for his subject. The charts, maps and diagrams make this a very accessible tool for use in the classroom. Richardson portrays Herod in the complexity of his Judean and Roman frameworks.

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"Herod the Great is one of the most fascinating and appalling figures of the ancient world. Peter Richardson's monumental study provides as thorough and as authoritative a documentation and analysis as one could wish for. Particularly valuable is the cataloguing of Herod's amazing achievements as a builder. This is a volume which ancient historians and biblical scholars will want to have readily accessible on their shelves." ---James D. G. Dunn University of Durham

"Richardson has studies Herod from early angle. He writes with verve and scholarly assurance. The result is a fascinating study of one of the great figures in history, in an informed and intelligent way which, together with the momentous events of Herod's reign, is an exciting read. The book is a must for all students of Hellenistic Judaism." ---Alan F. Segal Columbia University

"Peter Richardon's Herod is history at its best---learned, disciplined, accessible, and full of fresh insights into the man and his time. The book vividly shows us the complex and exciting interplay between Herod's ambitions, abilities, and appetites and the historical forces that shaped Israel's politics and society under early Roman rule. Richardson's innovative and engaging reconstruction of Herod is meticulous, fact-based, responsible, and utterly credible. Without question, this book is the new standard against which all future work on Herod will be judged." ---William Scott Green University of Rochester

"Richardson puts Herod's life into context, exploring Herod's family affairs, Hellenism in the Near East, the shaped of Herod's kingdom, his building projects, his relationship with various religious groups in Judea, and the Herodian family's involvement in Christian origins. . . . This book is aimed at both scholars and interested laypersons, and it will meet the needs of both." ---Steve Mason York University

About the Author

Peter Richardson is Professor at the Centre for the Study of Religion and past Principal of University College at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is also an honorary fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and an honorary member of the Ontario Association of Architects.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0800631641
• ISBN 13: 9780800631642
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360