The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah
Alfred Edersheim
BOOK I
THE PREPARATION FOR THE GOSPEL:
THE JEWISH WORLD IN THE DAYS OF CHRIST
Book I, Chapter 1
The Jewish World in the Days of Christ
The Jewish Dispersion in the EastBook I, Chapter 2
The Jewish Dispersion in the West
The Hellenists
Origin of Hellenist Literature in the Greek Translation of the Bible
Character of the SeptuagintBook I, Chapter 3
The Old Faith Preparing for the New
Development of Hellenist Theology:
The Apocrypha, Aristeas, Aristobulus,
and thePseud-Epigraphic WritingsBook I, Chapter 4
Philo of Alexandria, The Rabbis, and the Gospels
The Final Development of Hellenism in its Relation to Rabbinism
and the Gospel According to St. JohnBook I, Chapter 5
Alexandria and Rome
The Jewish Communities in the Capitals of Western CivilisationBook I, Chapter 6
Political and Religious Life of the Jewish Dispersion in the West
Their Union in the Great Hope of the Coming DelivererBook I, Chapter 7
In Palestine
Jews and Gentiles in 'The Land'
Their Mutual Relations and Feelings
'The Wall of Separation'Book I, Chapter 8
Traditionalism, Its Origin, Character, and Literature
The Mishnah and Talmud
The Gospel of Christ
The Dawn of a New Day