Contents:
22. The Cultural Settings
I. Population and Language
II. The Spread of Hellenism
III. The Position of Judaism in regard to Paganism
23. Political Institutions
I. The Hellenistic Cities
1. Raphia
2. Gaza
3. Anthedon
4. Ascalon
5. Azotus
6. Jamnia
7. Joppa
8. Apollania
9. Straton’s Tower
10. Dora
11. Ptolemais
12. Damascus
13. Hippus
14. Gadara
15. Abila
16. Raphana
17. Kanata?
18. Kanatha
19. Scythopolis
20. Pella
21. Dium
22. Gerasa
23. Philadelphia
24. Samaria
25. Gaba
26. Esbon or Hesbon
27. Antipatris
28. Phasaelis
29. Caesarea Panias
30. ? Julias
31. Sepphoris
32. Julias or Livias
33. Tiberias
II. The Jewish Region
III. The Sanhedrin
1. History of the Sanhedrin
2. The Composition of Sanhedrin
3. The Competence of Sanhedrin
4. Time and Place of Sessions
5. Judicial Procedure
IV. The High Priest
24. Priesthood and Temple Worship
I. The Priesthood as a Class
II. The Priestly Dues
III. The Priestly Offices
IV. Daily Worship
Appendix: Gentile Participation in Worship at Jerusalem
25. Torah Scholarship
I. The Canonicity of Scripture
II. The Torah Scholars and their Work in General
III. Halakhah and Haggadah
1. Halakhah
2. Haggadah
IV. Major Torah Scholars
26. Pharisees and Sadducees
I. Pharisees
II. Sadducees
27. School and Synagogue
I. School
II. Synagogue
1. Community Organization
2. Offices
3. Buildings
4. Worship
Appendix: The Shema’ and the Shemoneh ‘Esreh
28. Life and the Law
I. General Remarks
II. Sabbath Observance
III. Purity Laws
IV. Ritualism
V. Social Changes and the Law
29. Messianism
I. Relation to the Older Messianic Hope
II. Historical Survey
III. Systematic Presentation
1. The Final Ordeal and Confusion
2. Elijah as Precursor
3. The Coming of the Messiah
4. The Last Assault of the Hostile Powers
5. Destruction of Hostile Powers
6. The Renewal of Jerusalem
7. The Gathering of the Dispersed
8. The Kingdom of Glory in the Holy Land
9. The Renewal of the World
10. A General Resurrection
11. The Last Judgement. Eternal Bliss and Damnation
Appendix A. The Suffering Messiah
Appendix B. The Qumran Messiahs and Messianism
30. The Essenes
I. The Essenes according to Philo, Josephus and Pliny
1. Organization of the Community
2. Ethics, Customs and Usages
3. Religious Thought
II. The Qumran Community according to the Dead Sea Scrolls
1. Organization in the Qumran Community
2. Doctrine and Religious Observances
3. The Qumran Community and the Essenes
III.The Origin and History of the Essenes
Appendix A. The Therapeutae
I. Philo’s Account
II. Therapeutae – Essenes – Qumran
III. The Relationship between Therapeutae and Essenes
Appendix B. The Fourth Philosophy: Sicarii and Zealots