Based on a conference held Apr. 4-5, 2008 at Amherst College.

A new paradigm for how the biblical concept of Israel impacted early Jewish apocalyptic hopes for restoration.

An internationally respected expert on the Second Temple period provides a fully up-to-date introduction to this crucial area of Biblical Studies. This introduc

Before Josephus and before Herod, the original Second Temple stood in Jerusalem for over three centuries. It is this structure that is described in Tractate Mid

In this book, Jason A. Staples proposes a new paradigm for how the biblical concept of Israel developed in Early Judaism and how that concept impacted Jewish ap