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Emphasizes the hostility that existed between the Jewish and the Greek settlements in Israel. The Jews viewed the Greeks as worshipers of idols (which was an abomination) and the successors of the Canaanites and Philistines who were to be wiped out according to the injunctions of the Torah. The Greeks viewed the Jews as brutal and barbarian, rejecting the gods, anti-social, and the universal enemy. This mutual hostility was a central factor in the history of ancient Israel vis-a-vis the Greco-Roman world. Mentions hostile Hellenistic literature, which was spread in the Roman world and inflamed Roman hostility towards Jews and Judaism. This, in turn, aroused Jewish anger and rebelliousness. Draws a direct line from the Hasmonean rebellion to the revolt against Rome.

Collected essays on Jewish themes.

Explores Divine regulation of the world. With Rabbi Yosef Begun's marginal notes. Vowelized, facing Hebrew and English texts.