Archaeology and the Galilee : texts and contexts in the Graeco-Roman and Byzantine periods /
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| Imprint: | Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, c1997. |
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| Description: | vii, 187 p. : ill, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | South Florida studies in the history of Judaism ; no. 143 South Florida studies in the history of Judaism ; 143. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3762682 |
| Summary: | Speculating from the surviving evidence, it was during excavations at Sepphoris in the summer of 1993, doubtless while sweating in the afternoon sun, chewing gritty dirt, and flexing aches in all their limbs, that Edwards and McCollough bethought themselves how much nicer life would be editing a book than digging holes in the dirt. The result is a collection of 16 essays exploring both the region in classical times and the study of it. Among the topics are the spatial management of gender and labor, the clash between literary and archaeological models of provincial Palestine, Jesus and his Galilean context, German scholarship on Rabbinic Judaism, the Zodiac in synagogue decoration, and a second-to-first century BCE fortress and siege complex. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 187 p. : ill, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-181) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0788503332 |
