CONTENTS

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. List of Maps and Tables
6. Of Dates, Names, and Places
7. Introduction
8. 1.   The Old World:
   Living with Radical Monotheism
9. 2.   The Years of the Greeks:
   The Jewish World Confronts Greek Empires
10. 3.   Antioch in Jerusalem:
    The Limits of the Law
11. 4.   Enoch the Prophet:
    Startling New Scriptures Remap the Spiritual Universe
12. 5.   Tyrants Follow Tyrants:
    A Century of National Agony
13. 6.   Daniel’s Revolution:
    Visions of Cosmic Warfare
14. 7.   The Light and the Life:
    Wars of Light and Darkness
15. 8.   The Powers Above:
    How the Universe Filled with Angels and Demons
16. 9.   The Word Was with God:
    Rethinking the World’s Creation
17. 10. Smashing God’s House:
    How Apocalyptic and Messianic Ideas Drove Political Action
18. 11. Making Faiths:
    The Making of World Religions
19. Conclusion: Closed Histories
20. Acknowledgments
21. About the Author
22. Notes
23. Index