A brilliant and rigorous analysis of 12 key documents from Theophrastus, Hecataeus of Abdera, Apollonius Molon, etc., that overturns conventional views about Jews. 'Surely the crown of Bar-Kochva's career, this will be immensely helpful to a range of scholars with a variety of concerns,'---The Henoch. 632 pages, softcover. University of California.