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Nikos Kokkinos, The
Herodian Dynasty: Origins, Role in Society and Eclipse
(Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Supplement Series
30). Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1998. ISBN
1-85075-690-2. 16 x 24 cm. 518 pp. (with 3 maps, 3 charts &
14 family trees). Hardback £60/$95.
The remarkable Herodian dynasty flourished from the second century BCE to the second century CE. This book examines its origins, measures its impact on Jewish society, and discusses the influence it exerted beyond Judaea. It argues that the Herodian dynasty played a central part in the workings of the Eastern Roman Empire. The author suggests that Herod the Great would be better described as a “Hellenized Phoenician” rather than simply as an “Idumaean” and he draws on a variety of evidence to support this view. The Herodian dynasty is seen in the context of the political structure of the province of Judaea and life in Graeco-Roman Palestine as a whole. This book encompasses many ideas which open up a dimension through which the history of the Second Temple Period, Judaism and Early Christianity can be viewed anew.
CONTENTS
List of Maps, Trees and Charts
Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction
PART I: IDUMAEA AND THE ORIGINS OF THE HERODS
Chapter 1: From Edom to Idumaea
Chapter 2: Early Hellenistic Idumaea
1. Creation and Economy
2. Geography, Divisions and Centres
3. Urban Communities and Military Settlement
4. Administration
5. Population
6. Ethnic Composition
7. Hellenization
Chapter 3: Late Hellenistic Idumaea
1. Idumaea and Maccabaean Judaism
2. Herodian Beginnings
3. The Question of Origins
4. The Culture of Ascalon and the Herods
5. The Coins of Ascalon and the Herods
PART II: THE HERODIAN FAMILY AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE
Chapter 4: Programmatic Notes
Chapter 5: The Uncles and Cousins of Herod
1. Phallion I
2. Joseph I (Josephus I)
Chapter 6: The Brothers, Nephews and Nieces of Herod
1. Phasael I
2. Joseph II (Josephus II)
3. Pheroras
Chapter 7: The Sister of Herod and her Offspring
1. Salome I
2. Antipater III
Chapter 8: The Wives of Herod and their Offspring
1. Doris
2. Mariamme I
3. The x-Niece and x-Cousin
4. Mariamme II
5. Malthace
6. Cleopatra
7. Pallas, Phaedra and Elpis
Chapter 9: The Descendants of Alexander I
1. Alexander II
2. Tigranes I (V)
Chapter 10: The Descendants of Aristobulus I
1. Herodias (I) and Mariamme IV
2. Agrippa I
3. Herod (V) of Chalcis
4. Aristobulus II
5. Agrippa II
Conclusion
Appendixes:
1. Herodian Prosopography
2. Main Points in the Chronology of Herod
3. Structure of the Josephus Text 14-8 BCE
4. The Family of Aretas IV
5. Date of Agrippa I's Death
6. Identity of Polemo, Husband of Berenice II
7. Sadducean High Priests and the Ananus Family
8. Redating the Last Procurators and the Brother of Jesus
9. Dating the First Jewish Revolt
10. Date of Agrippa II's Death
Bibliography
Index of References
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Ancient
Names and Places
Some reviews of The Herodian Dynasty have appeared in academic journals:
Journal of Jewish Studies 50 (1999), 156-8 (by P. Richardson)
Religious Studies Review 25 (1999), 311 (by K. Atkinson)
Biblica 80 (1999), 592-5 (by D. W. Roller)
Journal of Roman Studies 89 (1999), 234-5 (by G. W. Bowersock)
Catholic Biblical Quarterly 61 (1999), 784-5 (by D. E. Oakman)
Scripta Classica Israelica 18 (1999), 194-8 (by A. Kushnir-Stein)
Theologische Literaturzeitung 124 (1999), 720-2 (by J. Maier)
Gnomon 72 (2000), 611-6 (by M. Bernett)
Biblical Illustrator 7 (2000), 427-9 (by M. Moran)
Journal for the Study of Judaism 32 (2001), 101-5 (by J. Sievers)
Palestine Exploration Quarterly 133 (2001), 64 (by M. Grant)
Cathedra
103 (2002), 165-84 [in Hebrew] (by A. Kasher)
Copies can be obtained directly from Continuum/Sheffield Academic Press: Book Link: Herodian Dynasty at SAP
Address: Mansion House, 19 Kingfield Road, Sheffield S11 9AS, England. Tel.: (0044) (0)114-2554433 Fax: (0044) (0)114-2554626 E-mail: sales@sheffac.demon.co.uk
This book is also available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble on the net. Links: Herodian Dynasty at Amazon Herodian Dynasty at B&N
A paperback edition is now [2002/3] forthcoming by Continuum.
For any comments to the author, please use his e-mail in the Homepage.
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