The archaeology of the Holy Land : from the destruction of Solomon's Temple to the Muslim conquest / Jodi Magness.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Magness, Jodi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Antiquities.

Bible.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Palestine.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Palestine--Antiquities.

Palestine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 385 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an introduction to the archaeology and history of ancient Palestine - modern Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian territories - from the destruction of Solomon's temple in 586 BCE to the Muslim conquest in 640 CE. Special attention is paid to the archaeology of Jerusalem and the Second Temple period, in the time of Herod the Great and Jesus. For each period, the book offers a historical background for the Mediterranean world and the ancient Near East, as well as the events in Palestine. Major sites such as Masada, Caesarea Maritima and Petra are examined in archaeological and historical detail, along with the material culture - coins, pottery, glass and stone vessels - of each period. This book provides a thorough overview of the archaeology of this historically vibrant part of the world.

Contents:

The topography and early history of Jerusalem (to 586 B.C.E.)

The Babylonian (586-539 B.C.E.) and Persian (539-332 B.C.E.) periods

The early Hellenistic period (332-167 B.C.E.)

The late Hellenistic (Hasmonean) period (167-40 B.C.E.)

The archaeology of Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls

The early Roman (Herodian) period (40 B.C.E.

70 C.E.): Jerusalem

The early Roman (Herodian) period (40 B.C.E.-70 C.E.): Caesarea Maritma, Samaria-Sebaste, Herodian Jericho, and Herodium

70 C.E.): Jesus' birth and Galilean setting

70 C.E.): Masada

Ancient Jewish tombs and burial customs (to 70 C.E.)

From 70 C.E. to the Bar-Kokhba revolt (132-135/136 C.E.): the second Jewish revolt against the Romans

Aelia Capitolina (Hadrianic Jerusalem) (135 to ca. 300 C.E.)

Roman and late antique period synagogues in Palestine

The Byzantine (early Christian) period (313-640 C.E.): Jerusalem

The Byzantine (early Christian) period (313-640 C.E.): Palestine under Christian rule

Early Islamic Jerusalem (638-750 C.E.).

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-22343-1

1-139-50774-5

1-139-51378-8

1-283-57500-0

1-139-01383-1

9786613887450

1-139-51728-7

1-139-51636-1

1-139-51821-6

1-139-51471-7

OCLC:

809767223