Starting with Judea as a vassal of Persia and then of Alexander’s successors, Harris carries the story through the Maccabean revolt, Herod, the fall of Jerusalem, the rise of the rabbinic academies and the making of the Talmud, to the dispersion and the Jews of Babylonia and Spain. Chronological tables and discussion themes accompany each book.
A clear, compact survey written by a New York rabbi for students and general readers alike. Download the free EPUB.