The Impact of Jesus in First-Century Palestine
The Impact of Jesus in First-Century Palestine
£94.00
GBPAlthough the archaeological evidence indicates a prosperous and thriving Galilee in the early first century CE, the Gospel texts suggest a society under stress, where the rich were flourishing at the expense of the poor. In this multi-disciplinary study, Rosemary Margaret Luff contributes to current debates concerning the pressures on early first-century Palestinian Jews, particularly with reference to socio-economic and religious issues. She examines Jesus within his Jewish environment in order to understand why he rose to prominence when he did, and what motivated him to persevere with his mission. Luff's study includes six carefully-constructed essays that examine Early Christian texts against the wider background of late Second Temple Judaic literature, together with the material evidence of Galilee and Judea (Jerusalem). Synthesizing a wide range of archaeological and textual data for the first time, she offers new insights into the depth of social discontent and its role in the rise of Christianity.
- Will appeal to a wide range of specialists (covering New Testament studies, Judaism, Roman archaeology and history) but is also easily understandable to the non-specialist
- Readers can easily follow the line of argument as each chapter answers a specific objective itemized in the introduction; these objectives are resolved in the conclusion
- Each textual chapter is clearly linked to an archaeological chapter (using end of chapter references), thus allowing Jesus to be viewed within the context of late Second Temple Judaism
Reviews & endorsements
'The book is especially helpful in recording archaeological evidence that counters reconstructions of Jesus's Galilee based on sociological modeling.' A.-J. Levine, Choice
'… it is by far the best study of what bones and other archaeological evidence for human and animal disease can tell us about the early 1st-century context of the Gospels yet published. The book deserves to be widely read by archaeologists, ancient historians and religious studies scholars for this alone, let alone its other contributions. However, the principal feature of the volume is that it contributes to situating the study of the early 1st-century 'Holy Land' firmly within the mainstream archaeology of the Roman provinces.' Ken Dark, Journal of Anglo-Israel Archaeological Society
Product details
August 2019Hardback
9781108482233
254 pages
235 × 157 × 17 mm
0.55kg
10 b/w illus. 3 maps 1 table
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Memories of Jesus: The Textual Evidence:
- 1. Discontent in early first-century Galilee and Judea
- 2. Jesus, the Temple, and the chief priests
- 3. The character and Legacy of Jesus
- Part II. Jesus in Context: The Archaeological Evidence:
- 4. Jewish identities and the distribution of ethnic indicators
- 5. Health hazards in first-century Palestine
- 6. Status, power, and wealth
- Conclusion.
