Martin Goodman (historian)

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Martin David Goodman (born 1 August 1953) is a historian and writer on Roman history and the history and literature of the Jews in the Roman period.

He is a fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, where he is a Professor of Jewish Studies at the Oriental Institute.

His published works include:

The Ruling Class of Judaea: The Origins of the Jewish Revolt Against Rome, A.D. 66-70 , Cambridge, 1987 ISBN 0-521-44782-8
Mission and Conversion: Proselytizing in the Religious History of the Roman Empire, Oxford, 1994 ISBN 0-19-814941-7
The Roman World, 44 BC-AD 180, London, 1997 ISBN 0-415-04970-9
(ed.) Jews in a Graeco-Roman World, Oxford, 1998 ISBN 0-19-815078-4
(joint ed.) Apologetics in the Roman Empire: Pagans, Jews and Christians, Oxford, 1999 ISBN 0-19-826986-2
Rome and Jerusalem: The Clash of Ancient Civilizations, New York, 2007 ISBN 0-37-541185-2