Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus

ISBN-13: 9780521846479 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 304 str.

Mark A. Chancey

Opis

Examining architecture, inscriptions, coins, and art from Alexander the Great's conquest until the early fourth century CE, Mark Chancey argues that the extent of Greco-Roman culture in the time of Jesus has often been greatly exaggerated. Antipas's reign in the early first century was indeed a time of transition, but the more dramatic shifts in Galilee's cultural climate happened in the second century, after the arrival of a large Roman garrison. Any attempt to understand the Galilean setting of Jesus must recognize the significance of the region's historical development as well as how Galilee fits into the larger context of the Roman East.

Recenzje

'One of the real strengths of Chancey's approach, much in evidence in this volume … is his command of both the literary and the archaeological evidence.' Theology

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Galilee's early encounter with Hellenism; 2. The Roman army in Palestine; 3. The introduction of Greco-Roman architecture; 4. The transformation of the landscape in the second and third centuries CE; 5. The use of Greek in Jesus' Galilee; 6. The coinage of Galilee; 7. Greco-Roman art and the shifting limits of acceptability; Conclusion.