The Myth of a Gentile Galilee : The Population of Galilee and New Testament Studies.
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Cover -- Hafl-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- Reference works -- Periodicals -- Josephus -- Rabbinic works -- NOTE ON DATING -- INTRODUCTION -- Hellenism, Greco-Roman culture, and paganism -- The challenges of using archaeological data -- Outline of argument -- 1 IMAGES OF GALILEE'S POPULATION IN BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP -- Before the digs -- The influence of archaeology -- Regionalism and Galilee -- "Hellenized" and "urbanized" Galilee -- Jewish Galilee -- Conclusion -- 2 THE POLITICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF GALILEE -- The Assyrian conquest of Galilee -- Before the invasion -- Galilee and the fall of Israel -- The depopulation of Galilee -- Galilee in the Persian period -- Macedonian and Greek rule -- Galilee and the Maccabees -- Simon's expedition to Galilee -- "Galilee of the Gentiles" -- The rescue campaign -- Other Maccabean campaigns in Galilee -- Galilee in the Maccabean period -- The Hasmoneans and Galilee -- Aristobulus and the "Judaization" of Galilee -- Alexander Jannaeus and Galilee -- The archaeological evidence for population shifts -- Herodian and Roman rule -- The Herodian dynasty -- Herod the great -- Galilee under Antipas -- Roman administration of Galilee in the first century CE -- Galileans and the temple -- Galilee during the Jewish War -- The aftermath of the Revolt -- Roman occupation -- Judean migration to Galilee -- Galilee's population in the first century CE -- 3 GALILEAN COMMUNITIES IN THE LATE HELLENISTIC AND EARLY ROMAN PERIODS -- The nature of our evidence -- The literary sources -- The archaeological materials -- Lower Galilee -- Sepphoris and the surrounding areas -- Sepphoris -- Nazareth -- Asochis/Shihin -- Cana -- Jotapata -- The sea of Galilee region -- Tiberias -- Hammath -- Beth Yerah -- Magdala/Taricheae -- Arbela -- Capernaum -- Chorazin -- Bethsaida.
Southwestern Galilee -- Beth She'arim -- Qiryat Tiv'on -- Sha'ar Ha'amaqim -- Upper Galilee -- Kefar Hananyah -- Mizpeh Yamim -- Gischala/Gush Halav -- Khirbet Shema' -- Meiron -- Nabratein -- Meroth -- Conclusion -- 4 GALILEE AND THE CIRCLE OF NATIONS -- The "foreign nations" -- The Golan Heights -- Mount Hermon -- Dan -- Paneas -- Tel Anafa -- Gamla -- The Decapolis -- Hippos -- Abila -- Gerasa -- Gadara -- Pella -- Scythopolis -- The coastal area -- Caesarea Maritima -- Dor -- Ptolemais -- Tyre -- Kedesh/Kedasa -- Qeren Naftali -- Jezreel Valley -- Gaba -- The region of Samaria -- Sebaste -- Neapolis -- Galilee and the neighboring areas -- Galilee's road network -- Galilee and the trade routes -- Galilee's own trade -- Everyday contact -- Conclusion -- CONCLUSION -- Was Galilee known as "Galilee of the Gentiles?" -- The Historical Jesus's contact with gentiles -- Contacts within Galilee -- Contacts outside of Galilee -- Jesus's popularity with crowds from neighboring regions -- Jesus's encounters with gentiles -- The cultural atmosphere of ancient Galilee -- Conclusion -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF PASSAGES -- SELECTIVE INDEX OF PLACES -- SELECTIVE INDEX OF PEOPLE AND TOPICS.
A thorough investigation of the nature of first-century CE Galilee's population.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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