books.google.com.au - The first three volumes of The Cambridge History of Judaism cover the history of the Jews from the Exile in 587 B.C.E. to the early Roman period extending into the third century C.E. A comprehensive examination is made of all the relevant literary and archeological sources, and special attention is given...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Cambridge_History_of_Judaism_Volume.html?id=mxrgAVkVysAC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Cambridge History of Judaism: Volume 1, Introduction: The Persian Period
