•Covers the history of Palestine 175 B.C. – 70 A.D. , from the time of Seleucid rule to the emergence of the Christian Church.

Shailer Mathews was a Christian theologian and noted author, serving as the dean of the Divinity School at the University of Chicago. Mathews A History of New Testament Times in Palestine, 175 B.C. – 70 A.D. is a concise history of Palestine from the 2nd centuries B.C. to the first century A.D. A table of contents is included for easier navigation.