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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.

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Book
Contributor:
Longenecker, Bruce W., editor.
Shively, Elizabeth E., 1969- editor.
Lang, T. J., 1980- editor.
ProQuest ebook central
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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