The Cambridge history of Judaism / edited by W.D. Davies, Louis Finkelstein.

Vol. 3 edited by William Horbury, W.D. Davies, John Sturdy.

Vol. 4 edited by Steven T. Katz.

Vol. 6 edited by Robert Chazan.

Vol. 7 edited by Jonathan Karp, Adam Sutcliffe.

Vol. 8 edited by Mitchell B. Hart and Tony Michels.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

v. 1. Introduction. The Persian period -- v. 2. The Hellenistic age -- v. 3. The early Roman period / volume editors, William Horbury, W.D. Davies, John Sturdy -- v. 4. The late Roman-Rabbinic period / volume editor, Steven T. Katz -- v. 6. The Middle Ages: the Christian world / volume editor, Robert Chazan. -- v. 7. The early modern world, 1500-1815 / volume editors, Jonathan Karp and Adam Sutcliffe -- v. 8 The modern world, 1815-2000 / volume editors, Mitchell B. Hart and Tony Michels.

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"The Cambridge History of Judaism" covers the history of the Jews from the Exile in 5 87 B.C.E. to the early Roman period extending into the third century C.E.A comprehensive examination is made of all the relevant literary and archeological sources, and special attention is given to the interaction of Iranian, Semitic, Hellenistic and Roman cultures. The contributors include both Jewish and Gentile scholars from many countries, and this History thus helps to deliver the study of Jewish history and Christian origins from geographical and religious limitations, and contributes to a deeper understanding and a broader tolerance. This first volume opens with three introductory chapters to the work as a whole dealing with the geographical background, the chronology and the numismatic history of Judaism. The remainder of this volume concentrates on the Persian period, the two and a half centuries following the Babylonian Exile.