The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus

The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus

The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus

The Galilean Economy in the Time of Jesus

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Overview

In order to provide an up-to-date report and analysis of the economic conditions of first-century C.E. Galilee, this collection surveys recent archaeological excavations (Sepphoris, Yodefat, Magdala, and Khirbet Qana) and reviews results from older excavations (Capernaum). It also offers both interpretation of the excavations for economic questions and lays out the parameters of the current debate on the standard of living of the ancient Galileans. The essays included, by archaeologists as well as biblical scholars, have been drawn from the perspective of archaeology or the social sciences. The volume thus represents a broad spectrum of views on this timely and often hotly debated issue. The contributors are Mordechai Aviam, David A. Fiensy, Ralph K. Hawkins, Sharon Lea Mattila, Tom McCollough, and Douglas Oakman.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781589837577
Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
Publication date: 08/01/2013
Series: Society of Biblical Literature (Numbered) , #11
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

David A. Fiensy is Professor of Biblical Studies at Kentucky Christian University and Associate Director of the Shikhin Excavation Project in (Galilee) Israel. He is the author of a number of books, including Social History of Palestine in the Herodian Period (Edwin Mellen Press), Message and Ministry of Jesus (University Press of America), and Jesus the Galilean (Gorgias).

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Abbreviations ix

Introduction David A. Fiensy 1

People, Land, Economy, and Belief in First-Century Galilee and Its Origins: A Comprehensive Archaeological Synthesis Mordechai Aviam 5

City and Village in Lower Galilee: The Import of the Archeological Excavations at Sepphoris and Khirbet Qana (Cana) for Framing the Economic Context of Jesus C. Thomas McCollough 49

Revisiting Jesus' Capernaum: A Village of Only Subsistence-Level Fishers and Farmers? Sharon Lea Mattila 75

Execrating? or Execrable Peasants! Douglas E. Oakman 139

Assessing the Economy of Galilee in the Late Second Temple Period: Five Considerations David A. Fiensy 165

Contributors 187

Ancient Sources Index 189

Modern Authors Index 191

Subject Index 196

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