Abstract：As for the Jewish policy of Flavian Dynasty, modern scholars always perplex by the contradiction between suppression and toleration on Judaism. In fact, such contradiction of the policy is a result of misreading of the polytheistic empire to the monotheistic religion. From the perspective of Roman official religious tradition, the true aim of the series of initiatives against Judaism after the First Jewish Revolt was to destroy the Jewish Religion itself. Although the Jewish policy of Flavian Dynasty failed to destroy Judaism and to prevent further Jewish revolts, the implementation of the policy gave impetus to the interaction between the Roman and Jewish Civilization, and had profound impacts on the future Jewish policy of Roman Empire.

Published on Economic and Social History Review, Issue 2,2019.