A history of the Jewish people in the time of Jesus Christ

Volume one of a multi-volume study on the history of the Jewish people in their land from 175 BCE through 135 CE, prior to, during, and after the time of Jesus. This first volume partially covers " The political history of Palestine, from B.C. 175 to A.D. 135," which is continued in the second volume (not included in this copy). From title page: "2nd and rev. ed. of a "Manual of the history of New Testament times." The author Emil Schürer was a German Protestant theologian who taught at universities in Germany and was widely known for this work. Translated from original: Geschichte des jüdischen Volkes im Zeitalter Jesu Christi.