The sources and their limitations
The Early Hasmonean period : new evidence from the Dead Sea scrolls
Prophetic messianism and Hasmonean state expansion : dangers from the Seleucid Empire
The creation of the Hasmonean monarchy : apocalyptic expectations and the Dead Sea scrolls
Religious strife in the Hasmonean state : foreign threats, Ptolemaic messianism, and the true prophet
Military deterrence and the Hasmonean golden age : the end of days in the Dead Sea scrolls
After the loss of soveriginity : new light on Hasmonean and Roman history from the Dead Sea scrolls and classical texts
A dream shattered : the end of the Hasmonean state and the demise of its neighbors.