A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ

by Emil Schürer

This classic work includes extensive essays on the Roman political system and its leaders, the political and religious parties of Judaism, messianic movements, and pertinent Greek and Jewish literature―including the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha―from the centuries before and after Christ. This five-volume hardcover set is the original edition of Schürer’s landmark work, including the original index. The set consists of two Divisions, as

Genres: History, Reference, Religion, Judaica, Christianity, Church History, Christian

2144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Emil Schürer was a German Protestant theologian.

After studying at Erlangen, Berlin and Heidelberg from 1862 to 1866, he became in 1873 professor extraordinarius at Leipzig and eventually (1895) professor ordinarius at Göttingen. In 1876 he founded and edited the Theologische Literaturzeitung, which he edited with Adolf Harnack from 1881 to 1910.

Geschichte des judischen Volks im Zeitalter Jesu Christi (1886–1890; 4th edition 1901-1909), his elaborate work on the history of the Jews in the time of Christ, made him one of the best known of modern German scholars in Great Britain and the United States. The second edition was translated into English under the title A History of the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ (1885-1891). Later, a revised English version of the work was created under the editorship of Geza Vermes, Fergus Millar and Matthew Black, with the slightly different title of The History of the Jewish People in the Age of Jesus Christ (1973-1987).

Reviews

[Joel Haber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Despite its potentially dry subject matter, and the fact that it was written over 130 years ago, this book is extremely readable and clear. It covers a tremendous amount of time in a short work, and underscores why the period it covers is one of the two most significant periods to understand when exploring the history of Jews in the Land of Israel. (For those who might care about such things, don't be put off by the title. The book has nothing to do with Jesus or Christianity -- I don't even recall if he is mentioned in it. The title is pure marketing, and you'll notice it merely refers to the "Time of Jesus," not his life or biography.)

[Dmcconkey · Rating 4 out of 5]

2007 did not read as many books because the ones I read were long & in depth. This is one - another classic, this being one of the five volumes of the set - the 2nd division - the internal conditions of `Palestine and the Jewish People in the Time of Jesus Christ Vol 2. Great book with some real gems of insight into daily living and the religious parties during the time of Jesus.

[Kevin de Ataíde · Rating 4 out of 5]

Remarkably easy to read abridged history of the post-exilic Jewish presence in the Holy Land, focusing on the period between the Maccabean revolt and the much-later bar-Cochva incident. He pages quite fly.

[Joshua Stager · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent! I imagine that there are more recent ooks that address these topics, but the whole analysis is so lucid that it is a pleasure to read.