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Mathew's A History of New Testament Times in Palestine, 175 B.C. - 70 A.D. is a fascinating history of the region before and after the Roman conquest and their defeat of the Jews.

Shailer Mathews (May 26, 1863 - October 23, 1941) was a liberal Christian theologian, involved with the Social Gospel movement. Born in Portland, Maine, and graduated from Colby College. Mathews was a progressive, advocating social concerns as part of the Social Gospel message, and subjecting Biblical texts to scientific study, in opposition to contemporary conservative Christians. He incorporated evolutionary theory into his religious views, noting that the two were not mutually exclusive. 1] He remained a devout Baptist for his entire life, and helped establish the Northern Baptist...