Understanding the Maccabean Revolt 167 to 63 BCE

Michael Avi-Yonah (1904-74) was Professor of Archaeology and History of Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He wrote numerous books and papers, including, In the Time of Rome and Byzantium, and A Historical Geography of the Holy Land from the Return to Zion until the Arab Conquest. Shmuel Safrai (1919-2003), a founding member of the Jerusalem School of Synoptic Research, was Emeritus Professor of Jewish History of the Mishnaic and Talmudic Period at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Safrai was the recipient of several literary prizes for his research, and wrote over 80 articles and 12 books. Ze'ev Safrai is Professor Emeritus in the Martin Susz Department of Land of Israel Studies at Bar Ilan University in Israel. He has written and edited a number of books, including The Economy of Roman Palestine: The Missing Century.