This book reconstructs first-century Galilee from archaeological
surveys, excavations, and artifacts, and provides descriptions of
the material remains relevant to historical Jesus research and New
Testament studies. Drawing on his years of field experience in
Galilee, Reed illustrates how the archaeological record has been
misused by New Testament scholars, and how synthesis of the
material culture is foundational for understanding Christian
origins in Galilee and the Jewish culture out of which they arose.
Part One shows how settlement patterns and artifacts from
Galilee point to close ties between Judean and Galilean Jews at the
time of Jesus, and how Herod Antipas' urbanization projects at
Sepphoris and Tiberias commercialized and aggravated peasant life
in agrarian Galilean society. Part Two focuses on the archaeology
of two Galilean sites and their import for historical Jesus
research: Sepphoris, Antipas' capital and the largest city in
Galilee just north of Nazareth, and Capernaum, Jesus' base of
operations on the periphery of Antipas' power. Part Three concludes
with studies illustrating the necessity of considering the
specifically Galilean local conditions when interpreting New
Testament texts.
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