A Thousand Years of Jewish History: From the days of Alexander the Great to the Moslem Conquest of SpainHarris, Maurice H. (Maurice Henry)
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A Thousand Years of Jewish History: From the days of Alexander the Great to the Moslem Conquest of Spain
Harris, Maurice H. (Maurice Henry)
Jews -- History
Franks The, 288.
Galilee, 129;
taken by Romans, 162.
Gamaliel, R., the Elder, 151.
Gamaliel II., first Nasi, 190;
characteristics of, 191;
severity of, 193.
Gaul, Jews in, 288.
Gemara, see Talmud.
Gnostics, The, 199.
God, Talmudic sayings about, 257.
Golden Rule, 112.
Goths invade Rome, 246;
fall into two groups, Ostragoths and Visigoths, 247.
Greco-Egypt, Jews in, 28.
Greece, Greek and Jew, 26;
Alexander the Great, 26, 27;
_note_, 32;
civilization of, influence on Jews, 28, 30, 31, 67.
Greco-Syria, Judea part of, 31.
Greek and Jew, 26, 136;
influence of Greek on Jew, 137;
Greek law vs. Jewish, _note_, 145.
Hadrian promises to rebuild Temple, 204;
revolt against, 211-213;
persecution by, 213-215.
Halacha (legal decision,) 187.
Hannah and her seven sons, 35.
Hanukkah, Feast of, 39, 40;
Re-dedication, 45;
symbolism of the Lights, 39-40;
why called a "minor Festival," 40.
Hasmopeans, _note_, 83;
their religious place, 82.
Heathen, 115;
attitude towards Jews, 136.
Hegira, the, 301.
Hellenism, 31.
Hellenists, 32, 33, 37;
Hellenist party disappears, 49;
in good sense, 137, 138.
Herod, the great, 107;
governor of Galilee, 99;
governor of Palestine, 100;
made tetrarch of Judea, 100;
made King by Roman Senate, 101;
executes Sanhedrin, 102;
executes his brother-in-law, 102;
executes his wife and mother-in-law, 103, 104;
executes his sons, 109;
rebuilds the Temple, 107;
erects strongholds, 106;
lays out cities, 107;
death of, 109;
division of kingdom, 117;
successors, 117.
High Priest, functions and powers of, 21;
heredity of, broken, 47;
in Hasmonean House, 77.
Hillel, 111;
President of Sanhedrin, 111;
contrasted with Shammai, 112, 115;
maxims, 112, 113;
as legislator, 113, 114, 116;
_prosbul_, 113;
last days of, 113, 114.
Hillel II., Palestian Nasi, established fixed calendar, 243.
Honesty, Talmudic sayings about, 266, 267.
Humility, Talmudic sayings on, 270, 271.
Humor of Talmudic sages, 275, 276.
Huna, Rab, Babylonian Amora, 237.
Huns under Attila invade Rome, 247.
Hyrcanus, John, reign of, 78, 79;
conquers Samaria and Idumea, 78;
imposes Judaism on Idumea, 78, 79;
coin of, 84.
Hyrcanus II., Ethnarch and High Priest, 99;
executed by Herod, 104.
Idumea, 102;
see Edom, _note_, 110;
conquered by John Hyrcanus, 78;
invited to join Zealots, 162.
Immortality, doctrine of, in Daniel, 43;
in other Bible books, _note_, 44;
Talmudic savings on, 274, 275.
Independence, won by the Maccabees, 50;
Judean, compared with American, _note_, 50.
Ishmael b. Elisha, R., Tanna, 194.
Islam and the Jews, 304.
Italy, passes into hands of Ostrogoths, 284.
Jamnia, Academy of, 183, 190;
a religious centre, 183, 194.
Jason buys priesthood, 33.
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