The myth of a Gentile Galilee / Mark A. Chancey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chancey, Mark A., author.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 118.

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 118

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--History--586 B.C.-70 A.D.

Jews.

Judaism--History--Post-exilic period, 586 B.C.-210 A.D.

Judaism.

Galilee (Israel)--History.

Galilee (Israel).

Galilee (Israel)--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 229 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Myth of a Gentile Galilee is the most thorough synthesis to date of archaeological and literary evidence relating to the population of Galilee in the first-century CE. The book demonstrates that, contrary to the perceptions of many New Testament scholars, the overwhelming majority of first-century Galileans were Jews. Utilizing the gospels, the writings of Josephus, and published archaeological excavation reports, Mark A. Chancey traces the historical development of the region's population and examines in detail specific cities and villages, finding ample indications of Jewish inhabitants and virtually none for gentiles. He argues that any New Testament scholarship that attempts to contextualize the Historical Jesus or the Jesus movement in Galilee must acknowledge and pay due attention to the region's predominantly Jewish milieu. This accessible book will be of interest to New Testament scholars as well as scholars of Judaica, Syro-Palestinian archaeology, and the Roman Near East.

Contents:

1. Images of Galilee's population in biblical scholarship. Before the digs. The influence of archaeology. Jewish Galilee

2. The political and demographic history of Galilee. The Assyrian conquest of Galilee. Galilee in the Persian period. Macedonian and Greek rule. Galilee and the Maccabees. The Hasmoneans and Galilee. Herodian and Roman rule. Galilee during the Jewish War. The aftermath of the Revolt. Galilee's population in the first century CE

3. Galilean communities in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman periods. The nature of our evidence. Lower Galilee. Upper Galilee

4. Galilee and the circle of nations. The "foreign nations" Galilee and the neighboring areas.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-218) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-12588-X

0-511-01665-4

1-280-43415-5

0-511-17672-4

0-511-15761-4

0-511-32973-3

0-511-48792-4

0-511-04567-0

OCLC:

559410299