Lawrence H. Schiffman

Messianic figure Simeon Bar Kochba led the Jews in a failed revolt against Roman rule.

Philo worked to reconcile Hellenism and the Hebrew Scriptures.

How amoraic study sessions became the Gemaras.

The emergence of amoraic schools of study.

Revelations from God

The process and the product of the canonization of the Bible became the basis for a varied tradition of interpretation.

Nascent Christianity was one of several apocalyptic Jewish sects active during the Second Temple period.

Jewish law guided marriage, divorce, and child-rearing in the ancient world.

Palestine goes Greek.

Jewish factions rebel against Roman rule in Palestine.