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1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Written in an accessible, introductory style, Sean Freyne draws on his detailed knowledge of Galilean society in the Roman period, based on both literary and archaeological sources, to give a provocative reading of the Jesus story within its Galilean setting. |
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Maps; Preface; Abbreviations; 1 Jesus, Jews and Galilee: Introducing the Issues; The Gospels and the Historical Jesus; Galilee and Jesus; The Contribution of Archaeology; Outlining the Approach of the Present Study; 2 Jesus and the Ecology of Galilee; Ecological Factors and Human Culture; The Ecology of the Promised Land; Prophets and the Natural Environment of Israel; Wisdom and Creation; Jesus and the Micro-Ecologies of Galilee; From the Desert to Lower Galilee; From Nazareth to Caphernaum; The Surrounding Region of Galilee; 3 Stories of Conquest and Settlement. |
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Galilee and the Twelve-Tribe League of ''All Israel''The Blessings of the Tribes; Contrasting Images of ''All Israel''; Galilee and the Conquest and Settlement Narratives; Failures of the Tribes; Canaanite Cities in the Allotted Land; Jesus and Israelite Galilee; Jesus and the Land Remaining; Welcome for Canaanites?; On the Borders of Tyre; 4 Zion Beckons; Jerusalem as Centre; Isaiah and Zion; The Nations and the Restoration of Israel; Mother Zion; The Servant Community of Zion; Jesus and Zion. An Isaian Perspective; Jesus and the Nations; Jesus and Zion. |
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Jesus'' Disciples as the Servant Community5 Confronting the Challenges of Empire; Judean Response to Greek and Roman Imperialism; Opposing the Great King; The Wise Ones; Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes; Jesus and Roman Imperial Values in Galilee; Jesus and the Kingdom of God; Apocalyptic Imagination and a Values'' Revolution; Confronting Roman Power; God or Caesar?; 6 Death in Jerusalem; Jesus and the Temple; Renewal, not Reform; The Temple in an Eschatological Setting; A Martyr''s Death?; A Prophetic Forerunner?; Understanding Jesus'' Death; Epilogue: Return to Galilee; Notes. |
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Select BibliographyIndex of References; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jesus Christ -- Biography.
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Jesus Christ. |
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Biographies.
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Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.
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Jésus-Christ -- Biographie. |
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Jésus-Christ -- Personne et fonctions. |
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Galilee (Israel) -- History.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Freyne, Seán. Jesus, a Jewish Galilean. London : T & T Clark, ©2004 0567084574 (DLC) 2005299125 (OCoLC)56651905 |
| ISBN |
9780567588531 (electronic book) |
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056758853X (electronic book) |
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0567084574 |
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9780567084576 |
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0567084671 |
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9780567084675 |
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