Authors: Richard A. Horsley
ISBN-13: 9781563381829, ISBN-10: 1563381826
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Date Published: November 1996
Edition: (Non-applicable)
This book attempts to construct bridges of communication and engagement between the fields of archaeology and history focused on a new understanding of Galilee. Chapter by chapter, Richard Horsley pieces together a picture of social relations in Galilee that is based upon and helps explain both the artifacts and the texts, and that takes fully into consideration the changing historical circumstances in the time of Jesus and the rabbis.
Preface and Acknowledgments | ||
Abbreviations | ||
Map | ||
Introduction | 1 | |
1 | Galilee, Crossroad of Empires | 15 |
2 | Sepphoris and Tiberias, Monuments of Urbanization | 43 |
3 | Trade or Tribute: The Political Economy of Roman Galilee | 66 |
4 | Villages of Upper Galilee | 88 |
5 | Villages of Lower Galilee | 107 |
6 | Before Synagogues Were Buildings | 131 |
7 | Languages and Cultural Traditions | 154 |
Conclusion: Jesus and the Rabbis in Historical Social Context | 176 | |
Notes | 191 | |
Index | 235 |