Project Gutenberg 2013-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 147 Graetz, Heinrich 1817 1891 Graetz, H. (Heinrich) Graetz, Heinrich Hirsch Graetz, Hirsch Grätz, Hirsch Gratz, Hirsch History of the Jews, Vol. 2 (of 6) Produced by David Edwards, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Jews, Vol. 2" by Heinrich Graetz is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume spans from the reign of Hyrcanus (135 B.C.E.) to the completion of the Babylonian Talmud (500 C.E.), examining significant developments in Jewish history during this time. The text likely delves into the political, social, and religious dynamics of the Jewish people, illuminating the complexities of their interactions with surrounding nations and cultures. The opening of the volume introduces the reign of John Hyrcanus, portraying him as a pivotal figure in Jewish history, characterized by both military successes and internal strife. It recounts his battles against various factions, including the Idumæans and Samaritans, and highlights the tensions between the Pharisees and Sadducees. Despite achieving territorial expansion and a brief period of stability, Hyrcanus faces escalating challenges that set the stage for future conflicts. The text emphasizes the significance of Hyrcanus's rule while also hinting at the impending turmoil that would follow, laying the foundation for the subsequent chapters in the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43057/43057-h/images/cover.jpg en Jews -- History DS Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Religious 1482719 1482728 2024-09-18T06:33:48.655807 2023-09-18T14:48:04.852699 text/html text/html 1465413 2013-06-28T22:03:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 617652 2013-06-28T22:04:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 658533 2024-09-18T06:34:08.175698 application/epub+zip 678905 2024-09-18T06:33:52.569778 application/epub+zip 624678 2024-09-18T06:33:50.574790 application/epub+zip 1056383 2024-09-18T06:34:19.210632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 935883 2024-09-18T06:34:05.113717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 881857 2022-09-19T16:14:54.124193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1307712 2024-09-18T06:33:46.357806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1307534 2013-06-28T22:03:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 478961 2013-06-28T22:04:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1305869 2013-06-28T22:04:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 478632 2013-06-28T22:04:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1307344 2013-06-28T22:04:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 478531 2013-06-28T22:04:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21683 2024-09-18T06:34:19.377619 application/rdf+xml 18340 2024-09-18T06:33:50.786775 image/jpeg 2648 2024-09-18T06:33:50.681900 image/jpeg 616989 2024-09-18T06:33:48.783779 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog