Greco-Roman Culture and the Galilee of Jesus

Mark A. Chancey

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Examining architecture, inscriptions, coins, and art from Alexander the Great's conquest until the early fourth century CE, Mark Chancey argues that the extent of Greco-Roman culture in the time of Jesus has often been greatly exaggerated. Antipas's reign in the early first century was indeed a time of transition, but the more dramatic shifts in Galilee's cultural climate happened in the second century, after the arrival of a large Roman garrison. Any attempt to understand the Galilean setting of Jesus must recognize the significance of the region's historical development as well as how Galilee fits into the larger context of the Roman East.

Book Details

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publish Date: Dec 4th, 2008
Pages: 304
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.50in - 5.50in - 0.68in - 0.85lb
EAN: 9780521091442
Categories: • Antiquities & Archaeology• History• Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - New Testament

About the Author

Chancey, Mark A.: - Mark Chancey is Assistant Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. He is author of The Myth of a Gentile Galilee (Cambridge, 2002).

Praise for this book

"I highly recommend this book." - J. Albert Harrill, Indiana University

"Chancey has put forth as cogent an argument against his rhetorical opponent as can be made...he provides an excellent analysis of the points for that viewpoint." --Fred W. Burnett, Anderson University: Religious Studies Review