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1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Jesus Christ -- Biography.
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Jesus Christ -- Person and offices.
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Jesus Christ fast |
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Christology.
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Christology
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Leven van Jezus.
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Galilee (Israel) -- History
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Israel -- Galilee
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Galilea.
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Electronic books
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780567588531 |
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056758853X |
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