HISTORY OF THE JEWS
HISTORY OF THE JEWS
BY PROFESSOR H. GRAETZ
VOL. III
FROM THE REVOLT AGAINST THE ZENDIK (511 C. E.) TO THE CAPTURE OF ST. JEAN D'ACRE BY THE MAHOMETANS (1291 C. E.)
PHILADELPHIA
THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA
COPYRIGHT, 1894, BY THE JEWISH PUBLICATION SOCIETY OF AMERICA.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
THE DECAY OF JUDÆA, AND THE JEWS IN DISPERSION.
The Zendik Religion--King Kobad and Mazdak the Reformer--Revolt of the Jews--Mar-Zutra--Revival of the Schools--The Saburaïm-- The Talmud committed to writing--Tolerance of Chosru II--The Christianization of Judæa--The Jews under Byzantine Rule-- Justinian--Persecution of the Samaritans--Benjamin of Tiberias --Attack on Tyre--The Emperor Heraclius page 1
500-628 C. E.
CHAPTER II.
THE JEWS IN EUROPE.
Growth of the Jews in Europe--The Communities in Constantinople and Italy--Theodoric--Isidore of Seville--Pope Gregory I--The Jews of France--Chilperic and Dagobert--Avitus--The Jews in Spain--Controversies between Jews and Christians page 24
510-640 C. E.
CHAPTER III.
THE JEWS OF THE ARABIAN PENINSULA.
Happy condition of the Jews in Arabia--Traditions as to their original settlements--Yathrib and Chaibar--The Jewish-Arabic tribes--The Benu-Nadhir, the Benu-Kuraiza, and Benu-Bachdal-- The Benu-Kainukaa--The Jews of Yemen--Their power and influence--Conversion of Arabian tribes to Judaism-- Abu-Kariba, the first Jewish-Himyarite king--Zorah Dhu-Nowas-- Samuel Ibn-Adija--Mahomet--His indebtedness to Judaism-- Mahomet's early friendliness to the Jews and subsequent breach with them--His attacks on the Jewish tribes--The War of the Fosse--The position of the Jews under the Caliphs page 53
500-662 C. E.