Jesus and the Remains of His Day: Studies in Jesus and the Evidence of Material Culture - Couverture rigide

Evans, Craig A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1619707055 ISBN 13 : 9781619707054

Editeur : Hendrickson Publishers Inc, 2015

Synopsis

This book is a collection of thirteen articles on various aspects of how archaeological evidence enlightens our understanding of the life and death of Jesus and the culture in which he lived. Nine of the books thirteen essays were published previously, though several of these have been revised or augmented for inclusion in the present book; four of the books essays are new. Several of the essays deal with the death of Jesus and the burial practices of his day.

Articles in the book include:
- A Fishing Boat, a House, and an Ossuary: What Can We Learn from the Artifacts
- A Tale of Two Cities: What We Have Learned from Bethsaida and Magdala
- Jewish Scripture and the Literacy of Jesus
- Jesus, Healer and Exorcist
- Hanging and Crucifixion in Second Temple Israel
- Excavating Caiaphas, Pilate, and Simon of Cyrene: Assessing the Literary and Archaeological Evidence
- The Family Buried Together Stays Together
- Post-Mortem Beliefs in Jewish and Pagan Epitaphs

The books introduction explains the value of material culture (i.e., archaeological evidence) for interpreting Jesus and the Gospels and discusses the limits of such evidence. Also, the author is including several of his own photos in this book.

|This book is a collection of thirteen articles on various aspects of how archaeological evidence enlightens our understanding of the life and death of Jesus and the culture in which he lived. Nine of the books thirteen essays were published previously, though several of these have been revised or augmented for inclusion in the present book; four of the books essays are new. Several of the essays deal with the death of Jesus and the burial practices of his day. The books introduction explains the value of material culture (i.e., archaeological evidence) for interpreting Jesus and the Gospels and discusses the limits of such evidence. Also, the author is including several of his own photos in this book.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Craig A. Evans, PhD, is Payzant Distinguished Professor of New Testament at Acadia Divinity College, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada. He is a frequent contributor to scholarly journals and the author or editor of numerous publications.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hendrickson Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1619707055
• ISBN 13: 9781619707054
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 302
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible