Palestine in the Time of Jesus

by Hanson, K. C.

• ISBN13: 9780800663094
• ISBN10: 0800663098
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Fortress Pr

Summary

* Updated discussions of social, political, and economic realities in Roman Palestine * Diagrams, maps, and images clarify and illuminate the text * Companion Web site features professor -and student-friendly resources

Table of Contents

Catching the drift : introduction to the social system of Roman Palestine	p. 1
All in the family : kinship in agrarian Roman Palestine	p. 19
Pyramids of power : politics and patronage in agrarian Roman Palestine	p. 57
The denarius stops here : political economy in Roman Palestine	p. 93
Was bigger better? : political religion in Roman Palestine	p. 123
In the rearview mirror : conclusion	p. 149
Glossaries
Ancient groups, institutions, objects, and events	p. 155
Ancient documents, collections, and authors	p. 173
Social-scientific and cross-cultural terms	p. 179
Bibliographies
Ancient documents	p. 189
Social-science theory and terminology	p. 191
References consulted or cited	p. 193
Indices
Index of ancient sources	p. 215
Index of subjects	p. 224
Index of authors	p. 229
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