Greco-Roman culture and the Galilee of Jesus / Mark A. Chancey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chancey, Mark A., author.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 134.

Society for New Testament Studies monograph series ; 134

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Greco-Roman.

Galilee (Israel)--History.

Galilee (Israel).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 285 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Other Title:

Greco-Roman Culture & the Galilee of Jesus

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus, a book-length investigation of this topic, challenges the conventional scholarly view that first-century Galilee was thoroughly Hellenised. Examining architecture, inscriptions, coins and art from Alexander the Great's conquest until the early fourth century CE, Chancey argues that the extent of Greco-Roman culture in the time of Jesus has often been greatly exaggerated. Antipas's reign in the early first century was indeed a time of transition, but the more dramatic shifts in Galilee's cultural climate happened in the second century, after the arrival of a large Roman garrison. Much of Galilee's Hellenisation should thus be understood within the context of its Romanisation. Any attempt to understand the Galilean setting of Jesus must recognise the significance of the region's historical development as well as how Galilee fits into the larger context of the Roman East.

Contents:

Galilee's early encounter with Hellenism

Roman army in Palestine

Introduction of Greco-Roman architecture

Transformation of the landscape in the second and third centuries CE

Use of Greek in Jesus' Galilee

Coinage of Galilee

Greco-Roman art and the shifting limits of acceptability.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 236-274) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-15240-2

1-281-10876-6

9786611108762

1-139-13108-7

0-511-34512-7

0-511-34475-9

0-511-34436-8

0-511-48791-6

0-511-34544-5

OCLC:

185082171

Publisher Number:

9780521846479 (hbk.)