His growing popularity alarmed the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Teachers of Law who feared losing public influence. Accused of blasphemy and rebellion, Jesus was handed over to the Roman governor, ...

The Pharisees, Sadducees and religious people of Christ’s day believed that since they were Israelites, God was their Father by default, regardless of their lifestyle and indulgences.

x, 246 pages : 23 cm Hayes and Mandell provide a clear and engaging exposition of Jewish history from 333 B.C.E. to 135 C.E.A companion volume to A History of Ancient Israel and Judah, it picks up the ...