The Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem

The Destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem in 70 CE. It’s cultural, political, and theological impact is either unknown or underappreciated by the general public but for certain scholars/theologians and history enthusiasts who focus their attention on this monumental clash of civilizations between the Roman and Judean worlds and its ramifications. Time and Place. This explosive conflict and dynamic mixing of cultures had a profound impact on the 3 Abrahamic faiths that still influence much of human civilization in our present era. The Roman Jewish wars created a bottleneck where only certain cultural, political, and theological memories could survive and thrive in the following years. Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations A magisterial history of the titanic struggle between the Roman and Jewish worlds that led to the destruction of Jerusalem. Martin Goodman—equally renowned in Jewish and in Roman studies—examines this conflict, its causes, and its consequences with unpreced