Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods, Volume 1: Life, Culture, and Society

Volume 1: Drawing On The Expertise Of Archaeologists, Historians, Biblical Scholars, And Social-science Interpreters Who Have Devoted A Significant Amount Of Time And Energy In The Research Of Ancient Galilee, This Accessible Volume Includes Modern General Studies Of Galilee And Of Galilean History, As Well As Specialized Studies On Taxation, Ethnicity, Religious Practices, Road Systems, Trade And Markets, Education, Health, Village Life, Houses, And The Urban-rural Divide.-- Volume 2: This Second Of Two Volumes On Galilee In The Late Second Temple And Mishnaic Periods Focuses On The Site Excavations Of Towns And Villages And What These Excavations May Tell Us About The History Of Settlement In This Important Period. The Important Site At Sepphoris Is Treated With Four Short Articles, While The Rest Of The Articles Focus On A Single Site And Include Site Plans, Diagrams, Maps, Photographs Of Artifacts And Structures, And Extensive Bibliographic Listings. The Articles In The Volume Have Been Written By An International Group Of Experts On Galilee In This Period: Christians, Jews, And Secular Scholars, Many Of Whom Are Also Regular Participants In The Twenty Site Excavations Featured In The Volume. The Volume Also Features Detailed Maps Of Galilee, A Gallery Of Color Images, Timelines Related To The Period, And Helpful Indices. Together With Volume 1: Life, Culture, And Society, This Volume Provides The Latest Word Of These Topics For The Expert And Nonexpert Alike.-- V. 1. Life, Culture, And Society. Galilee And The Historical Jesus In Recent Research / Roland Deines -- The Political History In Galilee From The First Century Bce To The End Of The Second Century Ce / Morten Hørning Jensen -- Religious Practices And Religious Movements In Galilee: 100 Bce-200 Ce / Roland Deines -- The Ethnicities Of Galileans / Mark A. Chancey -- The Synagogues Of Galilee / Lee I. Levine -- Notable Galilean Persons / Thomas Scott Caulley -- Social Movements In Galilee / Richard Horsley -- The Galilean Village In The Late Second Temple And Mishnaic Periods / David A. Fiensy -- Household Judaism / Andrea M. Berlin -- The Galilean House In The Late Second Temple And Mishnaic Periods / David A. Fiensy -- Mortality, Morbidity, And Economics In Jesus' Galilee / Jonathan L. Reed -- Education/literacy In Jewish Galilee: Was There Any And At What Level? / John C. Poirier -- The Galilean Road System / James F. Strange -- Urbanization And Industry In Mishnaic Galilee / Ze'ev Safrai -- Never The Two Shall Meet?: Urban-rural Interaction In Lower Galilee / Agnes Choi -- Inner Village Life In Galilee: A Diverse And Complex Phenomenon / Sharon Lea Matilla -- Debate: Was The Galilean Economy Oppressive Or Prosperous? A. Late Second Temple Galilee: Socio-archaeology And Dimensions Of Exploitation In First-century Palestine / Douglas E. Oakman ; B. Late Second Temple Galilee: A Picture Of Relative Economic Health / J. Andrew Overman -- Taxation And Other Sources Of Government Income In The Galilee Of Herod And Antipas / Fabian Udoh -- V. 2. The Archaeological Record From Cities, Towns, And Villages. The Transformation From Galil Ha-goyim To Jewish Galilee: The Archaeological Testimony Of An Ethnic Change / Mordechai Aviam -- Sepphoris. A. The Jewel Of The Galilee / James F. Strange ; B. Residential Area Of The Western Summit / Eric M. Meyers, Carol L. Meyers, And Benjamin D. Gordon ; C. From Galilean Town To Roman City, 100 Bce-200 Ce / Zeev Weiss ; D. The Sepphoris Aqueducts / James F. Strange -- Kefar Shikhin / James Riley Strange -- Yodefat-jotapata: A Jewish Galilean Town At The End Of The Second Temple Period / Mordechai Aviam -- Khirbet Qana / C. Thomas Mccollough -- Karm Er-ras Near Kafr Kanna / Yardenna Alexandre -- Kafr Kanna (the Franciscan Church) / F. Massimo Luca, Ofm -- Nazareth / James F. Strange -- Kefar Ḥananya / David Adan-bayewitz -- Tiberias, From Its Foundation To The End Of The Early Islamic Period / Katia Cytryn-silverman -- Hamath Tiberias / Carl E. Savage -- Capernaum, Village Of Naḥum, From Hellenistic To Byzantine Times / Sharon Lea Mattila -- Bethsaida / Rami Arav And Carl E. Savage -- Magdala/taricgheae / Stefano De Luca And Anna Lena -- Khirbet Wadi Ḥamam In The Early And Middle Roman Periods / Uzi Leibner -- Ḥuqoq In The Late Hellenistic And Early Roman Periods / Matthew J. Grey And Chad S. Spigel -- Meiron In Upper Galilee / Eric M. Meyers And Carol L. Meyers -- Gush Ḥalav / James F. Strange -- Nabratein: Synagogue And Environs / Eric M. Meyers And Carol L. Meyers -- The Ancient Synagogue And Village At Khirbet Shemaʻ / Eric M. Meyers -- Kedesh Of The Upper Galilee / Andrea M. Berlin And Sharon C. Herbert. David A. Fiensy And James Riley Strange, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods Contents Archaeological Chronology Events and Rulers in Galilee and Judea in the Late Second Temple through Mishnaic Periods Maps and Photo Gallery Preface to Volume 2 Introduction to Galilee: Volumes 1 and 2 1: The Transformation from Galil Ha-Goyim to Jewish Galilee 2: Sepphoris-A. The Jewel of the Galilee B. Residential Area of the Western Summit C. From Galilean Town to Roman City, 100 BCE-200 CE D. The Sepphoris Aqueducts 3. Kefar Shikhin 4. Yodefat-Jotapata 5. Khirbet Qana 6. Karm er-Ras near Kafr Kanna 7. Kafr Kanna (The Franciscan Church) 8. Nazareth 9. Kefar Hananya 10. Tiberias, from Its Foundation to the End of the Early Islamic Period 11. Hamath Tiberias 12. Capernaum, Village of Nahum, from Hellenistic to Byzantine Times 13. Bethsaida 14. Magdala/Taricheae 15. Khirbet Wadi Hamam in the Early and Middle Roman Periods 16. Huqoq in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods 17. Meiron in Upper Galilee 18. Gush Halav 19. Nabratein: Synagogue and Environs 20. The Ancient Synagogue and Village at Khirbet Shema 21. Kedesh of the Upper Galilee Glossary Contributors Abbreviations Index of Ancient Sources Index of Subjects This first of two volumes on ancient Galilee provides general surveys of modern studies of Galilee and of Galilean history followed by specialized studies on taxation, ethnicity, religious practices, road system, trade and markets, education, health, village life, houses, and the urban-rural ivide. The volume draws on the expertise of archaeologists, historians, biblical scholars, and social-science interpreters; Christians, Jews, and secular scholars; North Americans, Europeans, and Israelis; and those who have devoted a significant amount of time and energy in this research, especially those who have excavated in Galilee for many years. A key goal of this volume and its companion volume devoted to the archaeological record of towns and villages is to make this information easily accessible to New Testament scholars and Mishnah scholars not familiar with these materials while also usable to the average interested reader. Includes several images, figures, charts, and maps