Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods, Volume 1: Life, Culture, and Society

Drawing on the expertise of archaeologists, historians, biblical scholars, and social-science interpreters who have devoted a significant amount of time and energy in the research of ancient Galilee, this accessible volume includes modern general studies of Galilee and of Galilean history, as well as specialized studies on taxation, ethnicity, religious practices, road systems, trade and markets, education, health, village life, houses, and the urban-rural divide. This resource includes a rich selection of images, figures, charts, and maps.

Author: James Riley Strange
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 10/01/2014
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.29h x 7.11w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9781451466744

About the Author
Strange, James Riley: -

James Riley Strange is associate professor of religion at Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, and director of the Shikhin Excavation Project in Israel"s Lower Galilee.

Fiensy, David a.: -

David A. Fiensy is professor of New Testament at Kentucky Christian University in Grayson, Kentucky. His publications include Christian Origins and the Ancient Economy (2014) and Jesus the Galilean (2007), and the coedited works Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods, 2 vols. (Fortress Press, 2014-15) and The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus (2013).

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