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I just discovered this set and have spent a considerable amount of time in volumes one and two already.  The five-volume set is divided into two parts.  The first part covers the political situation at the time of Jesus.  This is expansive as not only does it cover the situation contemporary to Jesus but the situation and realities that led up to that time.  The second part covers the Jewish People at the time of Christ.

This classic set provides a richly detailed look at the world in which Jesus and his disciples walked. It includes essays on the political and religious establishments of the day (both Roman and Jewish), portraits of leading figures, messianic movements, cultural details, and surveys of relevant Jewish and Greek literature, including the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha. Schürer’s work covers the centuries preceding and following Christ’s life, and is frequently cited today.