Lester L. Grabbe is Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Bible and Early Judaism at the University of Hull. He is founder and convenor of the European Seminar in Historical Methodology. A recent book is Ancient Israel:What Do We Know and How Do We Know it?
‘The chapters on currents within Second Temple Judaism achieve the purpose of introducing non-specialists to this period of Jewish history. They help the reader to understand the varieties of Jewish experience within history contexts.'—Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology Concise, authoritative and well written introduction, based on Grabbe’s earlier work An Introduction of First Century Judaism. -- J. van Oort * Vigiliae Christianae *