The study of Jewish/Christian history in antiquity is experiencing a renaissance. As a result, the relationship between Jews and Christians has shifted from a "mother-daughter" paradigm to one better described as "siblings." Recognizing that Judaism and Christianity are what they are because of each other and were not formed in isolation, Leo Sandgren provides readers and researchers with a comprehensive generation-by-generation political history of the Jews to the point where both are fully defined against each other at the start of the Middle Ages. Vines Intertwined is a convenient reference work to this extended period of antiquity, with sufficient "bookends" of history to show where it began and how it ends. Making use of numerous contemporary studies as well as often neglected classics, Sandgren thoroughly develops the concept of "the people of God" and the core ideology behind Jewish and Christian self-definition. A ready reference for students, scholars, pastors, and laypeople, this accessible resource comes with a CD that includes the entire book as a searchable PDF and a list of emperors, rabbis, and church fathers.