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Behind the scenes of the New Testament : cultural, social, and historical contexts / edited by Bruce W. Longenecker, Elizabeth E. Shively, and T. J. Lang.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. New Testament--Criticism, etc.
- Bible.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 516 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2024]
- Contents:
- Setting the stage
- Symbolic worlds
- Judaism / Matthew V. Novenson
- Hellenization / Carl R. Holladay
- Apocalyptic thought / John J. Collins
- Greek and Roman philosophical schools / Te-Li Lau
- Places
- Jerusalem, Judean uprising, Temple destruction / Steve Mason
- Territories of Roman Palestine / Jurgen K. Zangenberg
- Urban centers of the Roman world / Jan Ruggemeier
- The Decapolis / Roy Ciampa
- The synagogue in the time of Jesus and the New Testament / Eric M. Meyers
- Temples / Timothy Wardle
- Greco-Roman material culture / David W. J. Gill
- Houses and meeting places / Richard Last
- Inhabiting the stage
- Scripts
- The Septuagint and the transmission of Jewish scriptures / Kristin De Troyer
- Qumran and the context of the New Testament / Matthew A. Collins
- Historiography / Loveday Alexander
- Ancient biography and the Gospels / Helen K. Bond
- The parables of Jesus / Klyne R. Snodgrass
- Letters and letter writing / Joshua W. Jipp
- Poetic and hymnic material in the New Testament / Andrew T. Cowan, Jennifer Strawbridge
- Practices of interpretation / Susan Docherty
- Reading strategies in the Greco-Roman world / Maren R. Niehoff
- Actors
- The Herodian dynasty / Morten Horning Jensen
- Messiahs and revolutionaries / Max Botner
- Judean social classes / Benjamin D. Gordon
- Itinerant religious experts / Heidi Wendt
- Gentiles in Judean eyes / Hannah K. Harrington
- Judeans in Gentile eyes / Paul Trebilco
- Samaritans / Magnar Kartveit
- Women in the ancient Mediterranean world / Susan E. Benton
- Masculinities / Peter-Ben Smit
- Disabled bodies / Louise J. Lawrence
- Themes on the stage
- Divine society
- Theos and theology / T. J. Lang
- Cosmology / Jamie Davies
- Eschatologies and the afterlife / Thomas D. McGlothlin
- Angels and demons / Robert E. Moses
- Prophecy, divination, oracles, and dreams / Jill E. Marshall
- Magic, medicine, and miracles / Jennifer Eyl
- Purity and holiness / Matthew Thiessen
- Festivals and feasts / Gary M. Burge
- Imperial devotion / Adam Winn
- Persecution, suffering, and martyrdom / Dorothea H. Bertschmann
- Mystery cults / Jan N. Bremmer
- Moral transformation and ethics / Max J. Lee
- Sacrifice / David M. Moffitt
- Human society
- The Roman Empire / Sylvia C. Keesmaat
- Roman law and citizenship / J. Brian Tucker
- Greco-Roman associations / Jin Hwan Lee
- Wealth and poverty / MiJa Wi
- Gift-giving / John M. G. Barclay
- Alms for the poor / Nathan Eubank
- Hospitality / Andrew E. Arterbury
- Meals and symposia / Paul B. Duff
- Coins and culture / David H. Wenkel
- Race and ethnicity / Eric D. Barreto
- The household
- Household structure / Judith M. Gundry
- Sexuality / William Loader
- Marriage and divorce / Alicia D. Myers
- Widows / Timothy J. Murray
- Household worship / Caroline Johnson Hodge
- Slavery / Katherine A. Shaner
- Literacy and education / Teresa Morgan
- Death and burial practices / Daniel L. Smith, William L. Potter.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781493447664 (electronic bk.)
- 1493447661 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90100872507
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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